The Compact Modular Architecture (CMA)
is a global mid-size unibody
automobile platform
A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques. It is pract ...
, jointly developed by
Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
and
Geely
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (ZGH), commonly known as Geely (吉利 "auspicious"), is a Chinese multinational automotive company headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The company is privately held by Chinese billionaire entrepreneu ...
under their China Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT) R&D banner.
Development began in 2013 with the goal of producing a highly flexible vehicle platform.
Only the distance between the centre of the front wheels and the pedal box is fixed, everything else can be configured to suit the intended vehicle design.
The platform debuted in September 2017 with the release of the
Volvo XC40
The Volvo XC40 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV manufactured by Volvo Cars. It was unveiled on 21 September 2017 as the smallest SUV model from Volvo, below the XC60. Orders started in September of 2017, and manufacturing began in November 2 ...
. The CMA platform configuration in the XC40 will feature new 1.5-litre, three-cylinder engines with turbocharged and naturally aspirated variations.
The platform will also accommodate a
plug-in hybrid
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid electric vehicle whose battery pack can be recharged by plugging a charging cable into an external electric power source, in addition to internally by its on-board internal combustion engin ...
configuration capable of 180 bhp, supplemented by a 74 bhp electric motor.
Applications
The Compact Modular Architecture platform is also shared with Chinese startup company,
Lynk & Co
Lynk & Co () is a Chinese-Swedish automobile brand owned by Geely Automobile Holdings. Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2016, the focus of the brand is on internet connectivity and innovative purchasing models, and targets a young professional dem ...
.
The
Lynk & Co 01
The Lynk & Co 01 is a 5-door compact crossover SUV and is the first model announced from the Chinese marque Lynk & Co. The model has been developed in conjunction with Volvo Cars, both companies owned by Geely.
History
Lynk & Co 01 was formerly n ...
SUV will be the first of several Lynk & Co models to be underpinned by the CMA platform.
Volvo released its first fully electric car
Polestar 2
The Polestar 2 is a battery electric 5-door liftback produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo under its Polestar sub-brand. Based on the CMA platform, production began in March 2020 at the Luqiao CMA Super Factory in Luqiao, Zhejiang, China.
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based on the CMA platform in 2019.
Vehicles using platform (calendar years):
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Geely Xingyue/Tugella (FY11) (2019–present)
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Geely Xingrui (FS11) (2020–present)
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Geely Xingyue L/Monjaro (KX11) (2021–present)
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Lynk & Co 01 (CX11) (2017–present)
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Lynk & Co 02 (CC11) (2018–present)
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Lynk & Co 03 (CS11) (2018–present)
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Lynk & Co 05 (2019–present)
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Polestar 2
The Polestar 2 is a battery electric 5-door liftback produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo under its Polestar sub-brand. Based on the CMA platform, production began in March 2020 at the Luqiao CMA Super Factory in Luqiao, Zhejiang, China.
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(2020–present)
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Volvo XC40 (V316) (2017–present)
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Volvo C40
The Volvo XC40 is a Luxury vehicle#Premium compact, subcompact luxury crossover SUV manufactured by Volvo Cars. It was unveiled on 21 September 2017 as the smallest SUV model from Volvo, below the Volvo XC60, XC60. Orders started in September of ...
(2022–present)
File:Geely Xingyue 004.jpg, Geely Xingyue
File:Geely Preface 008.jpg, Geely Xingrui
File:Geely Xingyue L 001.jpg, Geely Xingyue L
File:2017 Lynk & Co 01 (front).jpg, Lynk & Co 01
File:Lynk & Co 02.jpg, Lynk & Co 02
File:Lynk & Co 03 003.jpg, Lynk & Co 03
File:Lynk & Co 05 006.jpg, Lynk & Co 05
File:Polestar 2 Genf 2019 1Y7A6000.jpg, Polestar 2
File:2018 Volvo XC40 First Edition T5 AWD Automatic 2.0 Front.jpg, Volvo XC40
File:Volvo C40 fl.jpg, Volvo C40
See also
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B-segment Modular Architecture platform The B-segment Modular Architecture (BMA) is a global compact unibody automobile platform developed by Geely Auto. The architecture can be used to develop cars with a wheelbase between and with wheel track wheels ranging from . Its name derived from ...
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Volvo Scalable Product Architecture platform
The Volvo Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform is a global, full-size, unibody automobile platform developed and manufactured by Volvo Cars. It debuted in 2014 when the second-generation Volvo XC90 was released. Work on the new in-house p ...
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Sustainable Experience Architecture platform
References
External links
Official press release
{{Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
Volvo Cars platforms
Geely Holding platforms