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Volvo Group to build new heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico

The Volvo Group will build its new Mexican heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Monterrey. As announced on 11 April, the plant will supplement the Group’s US production and provide additional capacity to support the growth plans of both Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks in the US and Canadian markets, and Mack truck sales in Mexico and Latin America.

The plant is expected to be operational in 2026.

Monterrey provides significant logistical efficiencies for supporting sales to the southwestern and western regions of the US, and to Mexico and Latin America. With its proximity to the US border and well-developed infrastructure, the Group considers Monterrey an ideal location for building a mature supply and production ecosystem.

Growth in North America is a strategic priority for the Group, and this investment is part of a comprehensive effort to increase the strength and flexibility of the Group’s industrial footprint and supply chain in the region.

This includes an agreement to acquire Commercial Vehicle Group’s (CVG) production plant in North Carolina, which produces cabs for Mack’s heavy- and medium-duty trucks, for approximately US$40 million. The agreement was announced 1 August by CVG and is expected to close in the second half of this year.

The Monterrey plant represents an investment of approximately US$700 million and will focus on production of heavy-duty conventional vehicles for the Volvo and Mack brands. It will be a complete conventional vehicle assembly facility including cab body-in-white production and paint.

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