Volvo Trucks North America Lays Off 143 at Powertrain Facility
Volvo Trucks North America laid off 143 employees effective Sept. 19 at its powertrain manufacturing facility in Hagerstown, Maryland, the company announced.
“We regret having to take this action, but it’s a necessary step in our continued adaptation to market conditions, VTNA spokesman John Mies told Transport Topics.
The layoff follows one in the first quarter, when VTNA laid off 138 Hagerstown employees.
Earlier this spring, VTNA introduced its latest engines and related enhancements at the factory. The plant, started in 1961 by Mack Trucks, assembles engines and transmissions for Mack and Volvo Trucks, as well as Mack axles.
Mack and VTNA are units of Sweden-based Volvo Group.
