June 26 (Reuters) - Volvo will postpone the

U.S. deliveries of its EX30 electric car as it shifts production

of the compact SUV out of China in the wake of tariff hikes,

Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

The EX30's shipments to the United States were due this

fall, but the automaker won't deliver the cars until 2025

because of the introduction of tariffs of more than 100% on

Chinese EV imports by the U.S., the company's deputy chief

executive officer and chief commercial officer Bjorn Annwall

told Bloomberg News in an interview.

Volvo Cars did not immediately respond to a Reuters request

for comment.

"If the tariffs are introduced, it will impact us, our

clients and our volumes for a certain amount of time, but it's

during a transition period and only for one model, so it is

manageable," Annwall told Bloomberg News.

U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled steep tariff hikes on

Chinese imports last month, including over 100% on EVs.

Following this, the European Commission also said it would

impose extra duties of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese electric

cars from July, risking retaliation from Beijing, which said it

would take measures to safeguard its interests.

Volvo started building the EX30 in Zhangjiakou, China, and

will gradually increase production of the small SUV in Belgium

next year. That means a 20% additional duty could be levied on

EX30s imported to Europe for about a year, if the EU tariffs go

into force next month, Annwall told Bloomberg.