Much attention is paid to the Tesla factories, which have already been built, and those which are under construction, but this time we will look at the Geely and Volvos “Luqiao Super Factory” in Luqiao – a district of Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China.
It is an interesting plant because it produces CMA-based models (electric and conventional) for three brands – Lynk & Co 01, Volvo XC40 and Polestar 2 – on the same production line.
The site is jointly operated by Volvo and Geely: “Here, a bridging of two different, unique cultures has created a versatile team that can create the next generation of cars.”
Polestar 2 is of course the first all-electric model for the plant and for the CMA platform:
So far, the Polestar 2 is considered to be very well built, so it could mean that all models are produced to a high standard.
And here is a drone fly-through tour of the Luqiao Super Factory, showing the moving machine:
Volvo has been under Geely for 10 years and the company has expanded significantly since 2009, increasing sales to new record levels (more than 700,000 annually), with co-developed new platforms, advancing electrification including a wide range of plug-in hybrids (and soon also all -electric models).
Geely also acquired the performance brand Polestar and re-launched it as a stand-alone manufacturer with its own models. That’s quite an achievement.
And here is a very interesting presentation of the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) – ‘Super Matrix’, developed for 5 years for the small / medium-sized models of all types (ICE, HEV, PHEV, BEV):
