{"id":190315,"date":"2026-07-27T10:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=190315"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:17:37","slug":"volvo-ex50-name-emerges-as-ghent-awaits-crucial-production-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/27\/volvo-ex50-name-emerges-as-ghent-awaits-crucial-production-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"De naam Volvo EX50 duikt op terwijl Gent in afwachting is van een cruciale beslissing over de productie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Volvo Cars heeft een aanvraag ingediend om de naam EX50 in Europa te registreren, wat de speculaties aanwakkert dat de Zweedse fabrikant een nieuwe elektrische SUV aan het ontwikkelen is ter vervanging van de huidige EX40.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Een dergelijk model zou met name voor Belgi\u00eb van groot belang zijn, aangezien de EX40 in de Volvo-fabriek in Gent wordt gebouwd, terwijl de nieuwe fabriek van het bedrijf in Ko\u0161ice, Slowakije, al is uitgekozen voor de productie van een nog niet bij naam genoemde elektrische Volvo van de volgende generatie.<\/p>\n<h4>Grote gevolgen voor de fabriek in Gent<\/h4>\n<p>Als de toekomstige EX50 naar Slowakije wordt verplaatst in plaats van naar Gent, zou die beslissing verstrekkende gevolgen kunnen hebben voor de productievolumes van de Belgische fabriek en haar rol op lange termijn binnen het Europese productienetwerk van Volvo.<\/p>\n<p>Volvo heeft noch het model, noch de lanceringsdatum, noch de productielocatie bevestigd, maar de aanvraag voor het handelsmerk geeft een nieuwe wending aan de lopende discussie over de toekomst van Gent.<\/p>\n<p>De merkaanvraag is op 14 juli ingediend bij het Bureau voor intellectuele eigendom van de Europese Unie en heeft betrekking op auto\u2019s en elektrische voertuigen. Volvo heeft nog niet officieel bevestigd dat de EX50 in productie zal gaan, en fabrikanten registreren vaak namen om toekomstige mogelijkheden veilig te stellen. Niettemin past de benaming in het huidige naamgevingssysteem van Volvo, waarin EX staat voor volledig elektrische SUV\u2019s.<\/p>\n<h4>De verouderde EX40 vervangen<\/h4>\n<p>De meest waarschijnlijke verklaring is dat de EX50 op termijn de verouderde EX40 zal vervangen. Dat model begon zijn leven als de elektrische versie van de XC40, die in 2017 op de markt kwam, en werd voorheen op de markt gebracht als de XC40 Recharge, voordat het in 2024 werd omgedoopt tot EX40.<\/p>\n<p>Tegen 2027 of 2028 zal de onderliggende architectuur ongeveer tien jaar oud zijn. Er zal daarom een volledig nieuw model nodig zijn als Volvo concurrerend wil blijven in een van de belangrijkste segmenten voor elektrische voertuigen in Europa.<\/p>\n<p>De XC40- en EX40-serie is ook commercieel gezien van cruciaal belang. In 2024 verkocht Volvo wereldwijd bijna 174.000 exemplaren, waarmee deze modelreeks na de XC60 de op \u00e9\u00e9n na populairste van het bedrijf is. Een succesvolle vervanging ervan is van cruciaal belang voor zowel de verkoopcijfers als de winstgevendheid.<\/p>\n<p>Hoewel er berichten zijn die de naam EX50 in verband brengen met twee andere elektrische modellen die momenteel in ontwikkeling zijn, gaat men ervan uit dat het hierbij om een sedan en een stationwagen gaat, die mogelijk ES60 en EV60 zullen heten. Het is veel waarschijnlijker dat de aanduiding EX50 verwijst naar een SUV die onder de EX60 wordt gepositioneerd.<\/p>\n<h4>Gebaseerd op SPA3<\/h4>\n<p>Het toekomstige model zou gebruik kunnen maken van Volvo\u2019s nieuwe elektrische SPA3-architectuur, die voor het eerst werd ge\u00efntroduceerd in de EX60. Het platform omvat een 800-volt elektrisch systeem, integratie van de accu in de carrosserie, grote structurele gietstukken, door Volvo ontwikkelde elektromotoren en een gecentraliseerd computersysteem.<\/p>\n<p>Volgens Volvo kan het SPA3-platform worden aangepast aan verschillende afmetingen en carrosserievarianten. Polestar zal ook gebruikmaken van verwante technologie voor de Polestar 7, die naar verwachting in 2028 in Europa in productie zal gaan.<\/p>\n<p>Een EX50 op basis van het SPA3-platform zou sneller kunnen opladen, zuiniger zijn en meer binnenruimte bieden dan de huidige EX40. Daarnaast zou de productie ervan goedkoper moeten zijn, aangezien Volvo steeds meer concurrentiedruk ondervindt van Tesla, de Volkswagen-groep, Hyundai-Kia en steeds sterker wordende Chinese merken.<\/p>\n<p>De auto zou een belangrijke leemte in Europa opvullen. In Belgi\u00eb begint de EX40 momenteel bij \u20ac 46.605, terwijl de grotere EX60 begint bij \u20ac 62.990. Een EX50 zou tussen beide modellen in kunnen vallen, waarschijnlijk in de prijsklasse van \u20ac 50.000 tot \u20ac 60.000, hoewel er nog geen offici\u00eble prijs- of technische informatie beschikbaar is.<\/p>\n<p>De productielocatie zou voor Belgi\u00eb wel eens van bijzonder groot belang kunnen zijn. De XC40 en EX40 worden al geruime tijd gebouwd in de Volvo-fabriek in Gent, waar ook de EX30 voor Europa wordt geproduceerd. In Gent zijn tot nu toe ruim 1,15 miljoen exemplaren van de XC40 en zijn elektrische broertje, de EX40, van de band gerold.<\/p>\n<h4>Meer duidelijkheid op 17 september?<\/h4>\n<p>De nieuwe fabriek voor elektrische auto\u2019s van Volvo in Ko\u0161ice, Slowakije, zal echter eerst een nog niet bij naam genoemde Volvo van de volgende generatie gaan produceren, voordat daar in 2028 de Polestar 7 aan wordt toegevoegd. Een compacte elektrische SUV voor massaproductie, zoals de EX50, zou aan die beschrijving voldoen, hoewel Volvo geen verband heeft bevestigd.<\/p>\n<p>Als de EX50 de in Gent gebouwde EX40 vervangt maar de productie naar Slowakije wordt verplaatst, zou dat besluit grote gevolgen kunnen hebben voor de Belgische fabriek. Volvo werkt samen met de Belgische en Vlaamse overheid om het concurrentievermogen van Gent te verbeteren en overweegt extra productie voor andere merken om de capaciteitsbenutting te verhogen.<\/p>\n<p>Voorlopig bevestigt het handelsmerk alleen dat Volvo de naam EX50 wil beschermen. Meer duidelijkheid zou kunnen volgen tijdens de strategie-update van het bedrijf op 17 september, wanneer Volvo naar verwachting een breder en ambitieuzer productplan zal presenteren.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volvo Cars has applied to register the EX50 name in Europe, fuelling speculation that the Swedish manufacturer is preparing a new electric SUV to replace the current EX40. 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Such a model would be particularly important for Belgium, as the EX40 is built at Volvo\u2019s Ghent factory, while the company\u2019s new plant in Ko\u0161ice, Slovakia, has already been selected to produce an unnamed next-generation electric Volvo. Major consequences for the Ghent factory If the future EX50 is assigned to Slovakia rather than Ghent, the decision could have major consequences for the Belgian factory\u2019s production volumes and long-term role within Volvo\u2019s European&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/belgium\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Belgium<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/market\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Market<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/product\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Product<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/top-stories-today\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Top Stories Today<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Joris Van Roy","url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/author\/jorisximcom-be\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Volvo EX50 name emerges as Ghent awaits crucial production decision - newmobility.news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/27\/volvo-ex50-name-emerges-as-ghent-awaits-crucial-production-decision\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_BE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Volvo EX50 name emerges as Ghent awaits crucial production decision - newmobility.news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Volvo Cars has applied to register the EX50 name in Europe, fuelling speculation that the Swedish manufacturer is preparing a new electric SUV to replace the current EX40. 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