Volvo Trucks North America’s operations and products are guided by the company’s three core values: Safety, Quality and Environmental Care.
CAPTION: Volvo Trucks North America demonstrated diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dispensing equipment on September 1, 2009 in Greensboro, N.C., using one of Volvo’s EPA2010-ready trucks. The production-level truck was built online at the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Virginia. The DEF dispensing equipment was manufactured by Gilbarco Veeder-Root, another Greensboro-based company and the leading global supplier of fuel-dispensing equipment.
The Volvo VT, VN and VHD trucks are assembled in the United States at the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Virginia, while Volvo engines for North America are assembled in Hagerstown, Maryland. Both plants are certified to ISO14001 environmental and ISO9001 quality standards. Volvo also sponsors America’s Road Team, a national highway safety outreach program.
Volvo Trucks North America is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services, and one of the world's leading producers of heavy-diesel engines (9-16 liter). The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 19 countries and sells their products in more than 180 markets. Volvo Group sales for 2008 amounted to over $46 billion. The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange and are traded OTC in the U.S.
September 2, 2009
For further information, please contact Jim McNamara, Volvo Trucks North America, phone 336-393-2143, email james.mcnamara@volvo.com