Volvo Is Drastically Reshaping (and Shrinking) Its U.S. Lineup
The Swedish brand best known for its wagons and sedans won't sell any stateside beyond this coming model year.
It has been a rather volatile year for automakers thanks to on-again, off-again, and then on-again before off-again tariffs wreaking havoc on supply chains, material costs, and companies' long-term planning. Volvo might finally have begun feeling the impact of those taxes, while also responding to the relentless march of American consumer preference, as it is trimming its U.S. vehicle lineup after the 2026 model year. The cuts center on the body styles Volvo made its name with: Sedans and station wagons. Beyond 2026, Volvo will be an all-SUV maker, at least here in the U.S., where such vehicles remain ever popular while traditional cars have seen shrinking interest.
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With the 2026 model year appearing for much of Volvo's lineup, this potentially marks the last time we’ll see sedans and station wagons offered by Volvo in the U.S. A report from Automotive News states that Volvo will drop the S90 sedan, V60 wagon, and the V60 Cross Country and V90 Cross Country lifted wagons at the end of the 2026 model year.
The EC40 all-electric compact crossover has been removed from the U.S. lineup, too, and while the newer EX30, EX30 Cross Country, and existing EX40 will continue in its place, the EX40 might not live much beyond the 2026 model year, either. The internal-combustion XC40 will end production in late 2030 and, according to that report, will not have a new generation ready beyond that model year.
This leaves Volvo with the following SUV models: The small XC40, compact XC60, midsize three-row XC90, subcompact electric EX30 and EX30 Cross Country, compact electric EX60, and midsize three-row electric EX90.
With the end of the Federal EV tax credits and additional tariffs coming (or going, who knows at this point), any of Volvo's battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles could be at risk if their sales fall behind its more popular mild-hybrid and non-plug-in hybrids. We’ve reached out to Volvo to confirm the report and will update this story with any additional information it can provide.
Having experience in many forms of the automotive industry, Justin Banner has done more than just write about cars. For more than 15 years, he's had experience working as an automotive service technician—including a stint as a Virginia State Inspector—service advisor, parts sales, and aftermarket parts technical advisor (a fancy way of saying he helped you on the phone when you had trouble fitting your brakes over your aftermarket wheels and the like). Prior to his tenure as a full-time editor, Justin worked as a freelance writer and photographer for various publications and as an automotive content creator on YouTube. He’s also covered multiple forms of motorsports ranging from Formula Drift, drag racing, and time attack, to NASCAR, short course off-roading, and open desert racing. He's best known for breaking down complex technical concepts so a layperson can more easily understand why technologies, repairs, and parts should matter to them. At MotorTrend, Justin is part of the news team covering breaking news and topics while also working as a judge for MotorTrend Of the Year events and other major comparison tests.
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