They have started production of the C40 at Ghent, I guess that puts more pressure on the XC40 line, Volvo themselves promised 60% EV production out of Ghent by 2022, more pressure on the ICE, Suspect the ICE will be gone by the end of the year.
Irrelevant, since people who ordered in september last year had their car built in march this year (https://www.xc40forums.co.uk/). Average wait time since september 2021 is around 4 months according to their polls.
Also the xc40 was given a facelift in February 2022 – new prices and new trim lines.
Sucks to be them, that doesn’t mean that you just cancel orders, what kind of excuse is that supposed to be? Even Mercedes, which we all are very familiar with by now, still honoured the orders despite spec and price changes. ID3, same thing: the specs that were on offer don’t even exist anymore.
Now, we can argue whether or not MB’s systems aren’t flexible enough to accommodate minor changes likes this (the customer is still very much entitled to an equal valued car – his order should’ve just been converted to whatever new spec is closest to the old one he ordered) – but that doesn’t absolve a dealership/manufacturer from the issue that they’ve sold cars just a few months back that they clearly weren’t able to deliver.
The way this actually works is that you stop taking orders for the old models, start taking orders for the new model, finish the orders for the old models and then start building the new ones (very much like VW is doing with the ID3 Max that many have on order here).
Fair enough, there might’ve been circumstances where the dealership is “less at fault”, i’ll stand corrected: but in its entirety, it’s still 100% Volvos fault.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.