Volvo S60 sales resume

Volvo is now accepting orders for its S60 saloon model, following a temporary halt on sales announced in October last year.

The BMW 3 Series rival is priced from £45,505 (P11d) and offered with two powertrains.

The mild-hybrid B5 model produces 250PS and has CO2 emissions from 162g/km.

A plug-in hybrid T8 version, with 455PS and a zero-emission range of more than 50 miles, is also available.

All S60 models now feature all-wheel-drive.

You can read more about the Volvo S60 T8 in our long-term test review, by clicking here.

The S60 joined the Swedish car maker's line-up in 2019, alongside the V60 estate. It was pulled from the line-up in October so Volvo could fulfil existing orders due to component shortages. V60 sales were unaffected.

Sales of the S60 are expected to continue for the medium-term.

The S60 is produced at Volvo's plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, which is set to build the brand's new flagship EX90 electric SUV and the new Polestar 3. The V60, which is mechanically similar to the S60, is produced in Torslanda, Sweden, and in Ghent, Belgium.

Sales figures (which combines S60 and V60 sales) show that the cars suffered a 53% drop in registrations in 2022.

Following the introduction of its first electric car, the XC40 Recharge, Volvo embarked on a range simplification exercise, cutting the number of derivatives from more than 200 to 60. It removed conventional petrol and diesel engines across the majority of its line-up, focusing instead on mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains.

For the 60 and 90 series models, a new plug-in hybrid battery was introduced last year, which boosted the zero-emission capability to more than 40 miles, reducing the benefit-in-kind tax to 8%.

Electrification will become increasingly more prevalent in the Volvo line-up and all Volvos will be fully electric by 2030.