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Mike Sinclair29 Aug 2014
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Volvo XC40 a priority

Coupe and B-segment cars can wait but baby XC on the way — underpinned by new Volvo small car platform

Volvo is in no hurry to build a new sports car or a vehicle smaller than V40, but a smaller sibling for the XC60 and XC90 SUVs is a priority. And it will be built on an all-new small car platform.

Volvo’s Product Strategy and Vehicle Line boss, Lex Kerssemakers, confirmed the baby SUV, dubbed XC40, in his presentation at the XC90’s global reveal this week

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