Sunwoda Electronic Co. Chairman Wang Wei said reports linking the company directly to battery defects behind a global recall of Volvo Cars’ EX30 electric vehicles were inaccurate, seeking to distance the battery supplier from growing safety concerns.
In an interview with Jiupai News on Jan. 14, Wang said the battery packs involved in the recall were not supplied by Sunwoda. “The battery packs were actually provided by factories within Volvo’s own system,” he said, adding that Sunwoda’s involvement was limited to battery cells produced by a joint venture in which it holds a minority stake.
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The recalled vehicles include 33,777 EX30 models globally, according to Volvo, with about 10,440 units affected in the UK. The automaker said roughly 0.02% of battery cells were at risk of overheating, an issue that drew renewed attention after an EX30 caught fire at a dealership in Brazil in November 2025. Volvo’s recall notice in Brazil cited manufacturing defects in high-voltage battery cells that could lead to internal short circuits within battery modules.
Wang said the battery cells were manufactured by Shandong Geely Sunwoda Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Sunwoda and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, in which Sunwoda owns 30%. He stressed that the cells were supplied onward to Volvo’s battery system provider, which then assembled and delivered the complete battery packs to the automaker.
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Sunwoda officials also said the recalled EX30 batteries were unrelated to Sunwoda Power, the company’s main power battery business. A source close to Sunwoda told Jiupai News that the battery pack design, battery management system, thermal management and structural components were developed and produced by Viridi E-Mobility Technology (Ningbo) Co., Ltd., a Geely subsidiary also known as VREMT.
The clarification comes as Viridi has filed a lawsuit against Sunwoda, seeking 2.31 billion yuan ($323 million) in damages over alleged quality defects in battery cells supplied between June 2021 and December 2023, adding a legal dimension to scrutiny over the EX30 recall.
