Volvo CEO said: The quality of cars produced in China is better than those of the European ones

Swedish carmaker Volvo says its vehicles manufactured in China could be superior in quality to those produced in Europe

In an interview with the Australian magazine Go Auto, Volvo's senior vice president, Robin Page, acknowledged that some are concerned about the maker's decision to produce most of the vehicles in China. "What we find is that the quality of the car is actually better in China than in Europe. Everyone was worried about quality, but as soon as they started, quality was even higher than in Europe, "said Page.

He attributed the difference in quality to greater automation in production at European factories. Chinese factories produce such high quality cars because they rely less on automation and have stricter criteria and higher tolerance, explained Page. "To be honest, when you talk to producers (European), they have invested so much automation into the system, and no longer have manual adjustments. The Chinese have more people, less automation, which actually gives you that ability to get closer to values and tolerances ... and make a little bit more adjustments. "

"It's not a big difference, but if you look at the results and the average, China is pretty damn good, so now we are not so worried," said Page. Four years ago, China began to export cars manufactured in China around the world. First, it started sending the S60 version of the previous generation to the United States. The company also moved production of its S90 sedan from Sweden to China in late 2016.

The automaker plans to build various electric models of Volvo and Lynk & Co in China, and export them to overseas markets.

• 17 May, 2018
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