Volvo Automobile Australia has been compelled to backtrack on guarantees to not take away security tools from its automobiles.
Australian-bound variations of the petrol-powered XC40 and all variations of the XC60 will quickly be lacking sure security options attributable to semiconductor shortages.
These options are a part of the Driver Consciousness Bundle which incorporates blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and rear collision warning and mitigation.
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XC60
“Once we suggested our retail community [of the missing safety features] the anticipated interval was seven weeks however as of at present that has already improved by two weeks,” stated a Volvo Automobile Australia spokesperson.
Clients at the moment have 4 completely different choices they’ll select from in the event that they ordered their automobile earlier than sellers had been notified.
They will choose a Volvo real accent of retail worth as much as $1100, or have $850 diminished from the acquisition value of their automobile.
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XC40
Clients can alternatively defer their order till the protection options return or cancel their order altogether.
The Volvo Automobile Australia spokesperson stated clients are “greatest suggested to debate with their native Volvo retailer and discuss via all the choices out there to them”.
Till now Volvo hadn’t eliminated any options from its automobiles attributable to semiconductor shortages.
Various different carmakers, together with Volkswagen, Skoda, and Peugeot have deleted sure security options on explicit fashions attributable to semiconductor shortages.
BMW was additionally affected however not too long ago started rectifying its semiconductor-related specification adjustments to its fashions.
BMW Australia head of product and market planning Brendan Michel stated the adjustments have began coming on-line since late final 12 months, with some fashions returning to regular specification by the second quarter of 2023.
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