首批国产沃尔沃S90轿车运抵比利时泽布吕赫的分销中心，此时恰逢中国总理李克强访问比利时。沃尔沃此举也是在响应中国政府“一带一路”的号召。对比传统的运输方式，通过中欧班列货运火车约可以节省约三分之二的时间。除了可以大大缩减运输时间之外，对比其它物流运输方式，通过铁路运输还可以大大减少对环境造成的危害，在同样运输距离下，铁路对比海运可减少三分之一的二氧化碳排放。据悉，首批S90由大庆工厂负责生产，而大庆工厂自去年11月份开始生产S90高配版，很快将会负责生产S90的所有款式，以供出口全球市场。最初，大庆-泽布吕赫班列将每周开行一次，但未来随着产量的增加，开行数量将大幅增加。S90和S90L长轴距版车型是继S60L之后第二款从中国出口海外的车型。目前在美国销售的S60 Inscription轴距比标准版延长了8.6厘米。沃尔沃最近还将在四川成都投产下一代60系列车型，而未来的40系列最终也将在中国投产，该车将在距离上海350公里的路桥新工厂生产。
First China-Built Volvo S90 Sedans Arrive In Europe
Volvo is happy to announced it has shipped the first China-produced S90 sedans to Europe. “The most premium car ever made” in the People’s Republic will arrive at a distribution center in Zeebrugge, Belgium, later this week. More precisely, tomorrow, May 31, which coincides with China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang visitation in Belgium.
This delivery marks the first time a car manufactured in China is being transported to the Old continent by train via the country’s new “One Belt, One Road” trade initiative. The Swedish brand says that using the recently opened China-Europe railway link cuts the transportation time by two thirds compared to the naval route, meaning customers will receive their cars faster after ordering.
Volvo says not only customers will be getting their cars faster than before, but also the environmental impact of logistics operations will be reduced, as CO2 emissions per ton/kilometer are reduced by a third compared to sea transport. Cars will be transported between the factory and Belgium in specially designed containers, which carry around 225 vehicles.
In November last year, the Swedish company started building the range-topping S90 Excellence in China and very soon all S90 models will be manufactured exclusively in its Daqing factory with global export. Initially, the Daqing - Zeebrugge train will make travels once a week, but with the growing production volumes this number will also significantly raise.
The S90, and its long-wheelbase S90L variant, is the second model to be exported from China to different markets around the globe after the S60L. Available in the United States as the S60 Inscription, the vehicle has a stretched wheelbase providing an extra 3.4 inches (8.6 centimeters) of rear legroom compared to the regular S60.
Recently, Volvo also confirmed production of the next generation 60-series models of the marque will take place in Chengdu, Szechuan province in Western China. The upcoming 40-series will eventually be manufactured in China too, at a new factory currently being built in Luqiao located 217 miles (350 km) south of Shanghai.