Volvo XC90's Successor Could Be Named Embla

Volvo is well underway in turning its fleet of gas and hybrid cars into all-electric models, and has hada stellar 2021thanks in part to the successful launch of its first-ever all-electric model, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, and a general boom in sales. Volvo is continuing its electric crusade by replacing its largest SUV, theVolvo XC90, with a new all-electric model that promises to bethe world's safest SUVwhen it finally arrives. Along with the new flagship modelwill come a new name. Volvo has traditionally stuck with a simple numeric or alpha-numeric naming scheme, but the XC90's replacement could be getting a name starting with a vowel.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson let slip in a recent interview withAutomotive Newsthat the name "will start with a vowel." That isn't much of a clue, but thanks to some clever people on the internet we know that Volvo filed a trademark in October for the "Embla" moniker. This is the only trademark starting with a vowel that the company has filed for in the past four years, making it a likely candidate. The name makes even more sense when you consider that it is the name of the first female in Norse mythology. This ties in perfectly with the fact that the XC90's replacement will be Volvo's first dedicated electric vehicle.