. bhd. sma industry automotive founded 1967 headquarters shah alam malaysia products luxury vehicles number of employees 500 parent volvo cars asia pacific website volvo cars malaysia the swedish motor assemblies sdn . bhd. sma is a car manufacturer with headquarters in shah alam malaysia . it was founded in 1967 by the swedish volvo cars ab as a local assembly plant . from 1999 until the spring of 2010 the plant was part of ford motor company . the activities started in february 1968 with the installation of the volvo 144 which was produced for the local market until 1996 . as a better equipped model from 1984 there were also the volvo 240 . in the mid nineties the volvo s40 and its wagon version volvo v40 were introduced . with the takeover by ford sma also began manufacturing land rover defenders . the first model of the new millennium in 2001 came the luxurious volvo s60 added . this volvo ran into the malaysian market for the first time in the upper middle class . two years later it was followed by the volvo s80 and suv volvo xc90 . in 2004 after all the s40 was replaced by its second generation . the combined volvo v50 was only added in the following year . in july 2006 the coupe convertible volvo c70 debuted . in 2008 it was followed by the volvo c30 . the old s80 which still was manufactured here in the first generation . with the new joint venture indobuana autoraya this model was exported to jakarta indonesia . the replacement came in april 2010 by the current model of the type volvo as . up to 6000 units per year are manufactured in the malaysian plant with approximately 500 employees working in two shifts . the site comprises a total area of 25 000 square metres . distribution of vehicles is handled by the in house sales organization volvo car malaysia sdn . bhd. . the vehicles assembled here have vehicle identification number vin with the eleventh position of the assembly plant a 5 . sma also built parts for volvo ab and renault trucks sas truck commercial . as of q1 2016 only the v40 v60 s60 and xc60 remain in production . 1 production of the first generation xc90 ceased in september 2014 while the last s80 unit rolled off the line in august 2015 . volvo car manufacturing malaysia commenced local assembly of the second generation xc90 in may 2016 making it the first plug in hybrid electric vehicle phev to be assembled in malaysia . 2 the locally assembled ckd xc90 t8 twin engine was formally launched on 1 june 2016 approximately six months after the debut of the fully imported cbu xc90 . 3 4 vcm s 50 year old shah alam plant is the first and currently only plant to assemble the new xc90 outside sweden . 4 volvo had greatly invested in the plant s infrastructure to handle to the company s new scalable product architecture spa platform . the locally assembled xc90 was granted eev status and significant tax exemptions allowing it to be priced well under its fully imported non hybrid ev competitors . 2 in terms of specifications the ckd xc90 is almost identical to the cbu xc90 with differences being limited to paint options and other cosmetic changes . 4 vcm will export the new malaysian assembled xc90 to neighbouring thailand and the company has also announced plans to assemble the upcoming s90 in the near future . 2 contents 1 models 2 production figures 3 references 4 external links models edit volvo 144 1968 1996 volvo 240 1984 1996 volvo s40 1996 2004 volvo v40 1996 2004 land rover defender 90 1999 2010 land rover defender 110 1999 2010 volvo s80 2000 09 2009 volvo xc90 2003 09 2014 volvo s40 2004 11 2012 volvo v50 2005 02 2013 volvo s80 04 2010 08 2015 volvo xc60 10 2010 present volvo s60 07 2011 present volvo v60 12 2011 present volvo v40 05 2013 present volvo xc90 05 2016 present production figures edit swedish motor assemblies sma production figures between 2009 and q1 2016 1 model total q1 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 volvo s80 928 88 124 226 198 148 120 24 volvo xc90 696 149 156 144 96 91 60 volvo s40 906 84 277 383 162 volvo v50 792 1 144 309 302 36 volvo xc60 3 194 48 740 391 531 803 563 118 volvo s60 1 788 24 72 273 458 681 280 volvo v60 1 212 0 168 111 407 459 67 volvo v40 2 052 76 500 917 559 total produced 11 568 148 1 568 1 965 2 338 2 513 1 740 1 014 282 notes q1 2016 applies for units sold in january february & march 2016 only . total applies for model specific units produced since beginning of production or january 2009 and cessation of production or march 2016 only whichever applicable . total produced applies for all model units produced between january 2009 and march 2016 only . references edit german wikipedia article a b monthly production by maker brand in malaysia 2009 2016 . marklines.com . 2016 06 11 . retrieved 2016 06 11 . a b c zachary ho 3 june 2016 . locally assembled volvo xc90 t8 introduced . autoworld.com.my . archived from the original on 4 june 2016 . retrieved 4 june 2016 . chris aaron 3 december 2015 . volvo xc90 t8 twin engine launched in m sia rm454k . driven communications . archived from the original on 4 june 2016 . retrieved 4 june 2016 . a b c gerard lye 1 june 2016 . volvo xc90 t8 twin engine ckd launched in malaysia rm403 888 for locally assembled plug in hybrid suv . driven communications . archived from the original on 4 june 2016 . retrieved 4 june 2016 . external links edit volvo cars malaysia volvo truck volvo bus renault truck v t e automotive industry in malaysia automotive industry economy of malaysia transport in malaysia malaysian vehicle manufacturers national car proton national badged bufori demak inokom modenas naza perodua td2000 malaysian foreign joint venture vehicle manufacturers and assemblers active berjaya auto mazda malaysia mmsb berjaya china motor bcm deauto industries disb hicom automotive manufacturers malaysia drb hicom commercial vehicles dhcv honda malaysia hmsb isuzu hicom malaysia ihm mercedes benz malaysia mbm volkswagen group malaysia vgm hong seng assembly hsa isuzu malaysia 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