The Volvo C30 is a compact car produced by the Volvo division of Ford Motor Company. The C30 is a three-door, four-seat hatchback powered by straight-4 and straight-5 engines. Despite the name, the car is the hatchback / coupe version of the S40/V50/C70 range and therefore uses the same Ford C1 platform as the Ford Focus and Mazda3.

The production car was officially unveiled at the 2006 Paris Motor Show. In mid-2006, the C30 was approved for production launch in late 2006 in Europe. The C30 went on sale in Canada in March 2007 as a 2007 model, and in October 2007 in the United States as a 2008 model, with the T5 as the single version. It is being marketed as a premium hatchback specially designed for first-time Volvo buyers and the youth market. Production is expected to be 65,000 units a year, 75% for sale in the European market.

Notably, the design of the C30 recalls another important Volvo, the 1800ES, the estate adaptation of the P1800 Coupe. According to Simon Lamarre, chief studio designer, "the 1800ES has become one of the icons for Volvo", inspiring the design of the Volvo C30.

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Volvo S60 - Volvo V50 - Volvo S40

Volvo XC60 - Volvo 3CC - Volvo C70 - Volvo Caresto

Volvo Classic - Volvo S70 - Volvo S80 - Volvo T6 Roadster

Volvo V70 - Volvo XC70 - Volvo XC90

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