Production will begin in late 2018 in Ridgeville, South Carolina. A 2.3 million square foot factory will build approximately 60,000 vehicles per year for the US and export markets. The capacity can reach 100,000 vehicles per year if demand so demands. The plant is Volvo's sixth, linking two European sites, two Chinese and one Malaysian. It is expected that about 2,000 workers of the plant. In April 2017, the construction company completed the construction of the complex's hull.