Volvo Truck and Bus News

Volvo Trucks North America has deployed its  first pilot VNR model electric truck in Southern California as part of the Volvo Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions(LIGHTS) project. The Volvo LIGHTS project is a collaboration […]

Swedish based  global truckmaker Volvo has said the coronavirus pandemic has forced it to cut 4,100 white-collar jobs worldwide, including about 1,250 jobs in Sweden. The company has said the pandemic and measures to curb […]

Volvo Trucks  has announced that long time employee Gustavo Guerra has been appointed as the organisation’s design director,  and will be responsible for overseeing complete vehicle design for Volvo Trucks globally. Guerra comes to the news […]

Volvo Group Australia has announced it has  restarted its production after a four week shutdown at its Wacol plant in Brisbane as a result of supply chain disruption. Work recommenced at Wacol factory on the […]

In yet another indication that hydrogen fuel cells will become the power source for future long distance and for that matter short haul trucks, truck industry behemoths Daimler and Volvo have announced that they are […]

Despite the fact that Paccar has temporarily shut down its Bayswater plant in Melbourne and the Volvo Group plant at Wacol in Brisbane will shut down  for around a month on the 13th April, Australia’s […]

Volvo Bus Australia welcomes new Technical and Bodybuild Support Manager Along with the announcement that David Mead would take over temporary responsibility as general manager of Volvo Bus Australia following Lauren Downs elevation to vice […]

Changes in management at Volvo Group Australia continue with the announcement that Volvo Bus general manager, Lauren Downs, will take over as vice president of UD Trucks Sales on 1st May, following the retirement of […]