our photos of the production at the Ghent site in Belgium
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The Volvo C40 Recharge has been produced since October 7, 2021
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
In 2022, more than half of the production in Ghent (Ghent) will be electric
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The Belgian plant has a maximum capacity of 350,000 units / year
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Currently, production is around 270,000 units / year
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
In 2022, forecast of 135,000 copies produced in electric
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The site operates continuously during the week (in 3×8), but is closed on weekends
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The production rate is around one car / minute, or 1000 cars / day
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
In 2021, the plant has around 6,500 employees divided into 3 teams
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The proportion of female staff currently stands at 15%
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Three-quarters of production is for Europe, China has its own production (and the S60 is made in the USA)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Coming to replace the Göteborg plant in Sweden, the Ghent plant gives pride of place to the 40 range
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
169,795 copies of the XC40 and 25,095 copies of the V60 were produced there in 2020
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
5930 spare parts, some of which are pre-assembled
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
There are 27 different battery modules
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The assembly plant operates a stock of around 600 painted bodies
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Placed on the plates of pre-assembled motors
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Each car is identified, in red the electric, in green the thermal
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
A card is limited to the front right of each model, credit card format which contains all the information of its assembly
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The assembly is carried out with precision within a tolerance of one tenth of a millimeter
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
We call “Marriage point” the meeting of screws and bolts because they are assembled and therefore married for life
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
There is no press in Gent so all metal parts are pressed in Goteborg and shipped by train
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The watchword is the synchronization of operations: “just in time, just in sequence”
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Conductors calibrated to ensure the correct force to be applied
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The pre-assembly area is the most difficult because the operator has to move around the body
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
The bins are now tilted for the operator to grab the parts easily
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
A white cover is installed to protect each brake disc
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Many employees are Belgian and Dutch, the manager is German
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)
3 wind turbines installed on the site required 15% of the electricity
Volvo plant (Ghent, Belgium)