VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ENTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Demonstrating the potential of electric power on a global stage, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will become the Official Construction Equipment Supplier to the new fully electric FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX).

Volvo Construction Equipment has signed a three-year agreement to become official supplier to inaugural fully electric FIA World Rallycross Championship:

The championship will be held in iconic locations from July to the end of 2022, expanding to additional markets in subsequent seasons.
Establishes a multi-stakeholder engagement platform to accelerate sustainable transformation in the construction equipment industry and motorsport.

A PARTNERSHIP TO ACCELERATE TRANSFORMATION

The three-year partnership will see Volvo CE put to work a mix of its industry-leading electric construction equipment and its most sustainable and innovative solutions in the exciting world of motorsport as the FIA World Rallycross Championship now enters a completely new era of fully electric racing.

World RX has always been a spectator-friendly race series that sees production-based cars race on short, closed circuits on asphalt and gravel. Now for the first time, the championship is being reinvented for 2022 as a fully electric series – as it targets a younger, more diverse audience.

EXCITING JOURNEY AHEAD

The WRC new season will begin with a ‘Launch Event’ at iconic Swedish circuit Höljes, followed by

- Germany’s Nürburgring,

- Hell in Norway,

- Riga in Latvia,

- Montalegre in Portugal,

- Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium

and one additional venue still to be announced.

Further details about Ascendum presence and partnership in this exciting project will be revealed soon.

CHANGE STARTS HERE

Volvo CE intends to use its involvement in the championship to push the boundaries for sustainability, safety, equality, and diversity. Like the rallycross cars themselves, Volvo CE has a track-record of delivering high performance off-road solutions – and will use the international electric race series as a platform to showcase its growing range of electric construction equipment and innovative services to a global audience.