- Volvo has reportedly decided to discontinue the S90 sedan in the United States.
- The model was a slow seller and tariffs appear to have been the final nail in the coffin.
- Volvo recently unveiled the ES90, but it might not come stateside due to the trade war.
Volvo is reportedly killing the S90 in the United States in response to President Trump’s trade war. While the administration slashed most tariffs yesterday, they kept the one on automotive imports and increased the ‘tax’ on Chinese goods to a total of 145%.
This appears to have doomed the S90 as Automotive News is reporting it will no longer be offered in the United States after the 2025 model year. It likely won’t be missed as Volvo only sold 377 units in America since the beginning of the year.
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That’s a dismal number, but it’s actually a 46.1% improvement from 2024, when customers only bought 258 S90s in the first three months of the year. The Q1 numbers were so bad, the S90 only outsold the C40 and V90 Cross Country.
Given the slow sales, it’s not surprising to learn an insider told the publication the automaker would rather discontinue the model than deal with the tariffs. It’s hard to blame them as the added costs would have likely made the S90 even less appealing.
As a refresher, the S90 starts at $58,300 and features a twin-charged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine developing 295 hp (220 kW / 299 PS) and 310 lb-ft (420 Nm) of torque. It enables the all-wheel drive sedan to accelerate from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 6.2 seconds.
Last month, Volvo unveiled the fully electric ES90, which blurs the line between sedan, fastback, and crossover. It’s based on the SPA2 platform and offers two different battery packs. Customers will also find rear- and all-wheel drive variants producing up to 671 hp (500 kW / 680 PS) and 642 lb-ft (870 Nm) of torque.
However, it remains unclear if the ES90 will be offered stateside as the model is built in China and would likely be hit by crippling tariffs. That being said, the vehicle is available to order in a number of European countries and the company has said “other markets will be added later this year and into 2026.”
