A Volvo S60 is displayed during the inauguration of Volvo Cars first U.S. production plant in Ridgeville, S.C., on June 20, 2018. (Randall Hill/Reuters) BERLIN—Volvo Cars is considering building a third plant in Europe in order to boost its production capacity beyond 1.2 million vehicles per year, a company spokesperson said on Sunday. German autos […]
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Mack And Ford Workers Call For Joint Action To Back Volvo Trucks Strikers
Above Photo: WSWS Media. Aware of the anger over handling scab parts and growing sentiment for collective action in solidarity with the NRV strikers, UAW 677 posted a notice Monday, which read: “As the NRV strike continues, our brothers and sisters at Local 2069 need our support.” Far from calling the workers out or even […]
After Strike, Workers Resoundingly Reject Contract At Volvo Truck Plant
Above Photo: DelegateTara/Twitter. Factory workers at a Volvo truck plant in southwest Virginia voted by 91 percent Sunday not to ratify a concession-filled contract negotiated by local and International Auto Workers (UAW) officials. “They made a billion dollar profit off our labor and we got nothing,” said Rhonda Sisk, a three-year assembler in the chassis department. […]
Volvo Will Only Sell Electric Cars Starting In 2019
Though Tesla may be the big name of electric cars, just about every car maker in the world is hopping on the all-electric or hybrid vehicle bandwagon. In fact, in just two years, Volvo plans for every one of its vehicles produced to be electric. That’s good news for the environment, and gives other car makers the […]
Volvo: All Vehicle Models After 2019 Will Be Electric of Hybrids
Volvo: All Vehicle Models After 2019 Will Be Electric of Hybrids July 5th, 2017 Via: Reuters: All Volvo car models launched after 2019 will be electric or hybrids, the Chinese-owned company said on Wednesday, making it the first major traditional automaker to set a […]
New Silk Route: Train with Volvo cars made in China arrived in Belgium
nsnbc : The Belgian port city of Zeebrugge has seen the arrival of a cargo train, carrying Volvo cars manufactured in China. The arrival […]