By BRUCE SMITH
Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Volvo’s North American CEO says the company has not yet decided which models of car will be built in its South Carolina plant but the vehicles will be sold both domestically and abroad.

And Lex Kerssemakers  told a gathering of about 100 people in Charleston on Thursday that already 7,500 potential workers have logged onto a web site expressing interest in working for Volvo.

Kerssemakers and Gov. Nikki Haley formally signed an incentives agreement at Charles Town Landing State Historic Site.

Earlier this month, Volvo announced it will build its first American plant in Berkeley County about 30 miles from Charleston. The state offered more than $200 million in incentives. Volvo plans to build the first car at the plant in 2018 and hire 2,000 people over a decade.

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