Volvo Group North America announced to workers last week it will be laying off associates at three locations over the next three months.
The layoffs will hit Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va., Volvo Group’s powertrain operations in Hagerstown, Md., and Mack Trucks’ Lehigh Valley plant in Macungie, Pa. The company estimates it will cut 50 to 100 people from the Hagerstown powertrain facility and 250 to 350 people apiece from the Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks locations.
Volvo Group cited market uncertainty due to tariffs, potential regulatory overhaul and softening new vehicle demand for the downsizing.
In a response to a Virginia news station, Volvo Group Director of Public Relations Janie Coley stated, “We regret having to take this action, but we need to align production with reduced demand for our vehicles.”
Volvo Group’s action is just the latest act of downsizing in the commercial vehicle production sector over the last year. Kenworth announced layoffs at its Chillicothe, Ohio, facility last summer, and Daimer Truck announced global workforce reductions of its operations in February.
