Volvo to End Production in Uddevalla, Sweden
Published Thursday, 01 December, 2011 by Blog Admin. Categories: New Inventory, News, McLaughlin, Moline, Davenport.
When the Volvo Car Corporation takes soles ownership of Pininfarina Sveige AB in Sweden, their joint venture manufacturing facility in Uddevalla will meet its end. The Swedish plant currently manufactures the Volvo C70 hardtop convertible, but according to officials at the company, employees and manufacturing will be better suited at plants with a higher production volume.
Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO at Volvo, says "The low volumes in the Uddevalla plant do not justify continued...