First Australian-Built OEM Electric Trucks Roll Out

First Australian-built OEM electric trucks roll out

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese congratulates the Volvo team at Wacol, Queensland. Image: VGA Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was guest of honour at Volvo HQ in Brisbane today to watch the first Australian-made electric trucks roll off the Wacol production line. Volvo Group Australia said the trucks, destined for the Linfox yard, are the first electrics manufactured in Australia by an OEM, and a milestone for the nation’s manufacturing capabilit…

Tow story: First Aussie-made electric trucks roll out

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Volvo Group launches its first Australian-built electric trucks - Prime Mover Magazine

Image: Dan Peled/VGA.The first locally built OEM battery-electric trucks from Volvo Group Australia are rolling off the production line at Wacol, Queensland. The milestone was officially recognised today at Volvo’s Wacol plant, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joining Volvo Group executives, customers and industry representatives to celebrate the start of local electric truck production. Volvo said the […] The post Volvo Group launches its f…

First home-grown electric truck rolls off production line in Queensland

The first Australian-assembled electric trucks built by Volvo Group Australia have rolled off the production line at the Volvo Trucks Wacol Plant Queensland, located 20.5 kilometres south of Brisbane’s CBD. Supported with a $70 million investment by the Australian government delivered through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the funding in part has subsidised the adoption of zero-emissions trucks. The Volvo electric truck battery ene…

Australian-made electric trucks to keep Australia moving – 16 News

The Albanese Labor Government is backing local jobs and manufacturing through its investments in Australian-made electric trucks – with the first locally built Volvo electric truck rolling off the production line in Brisbane. The Government’s investment of $70 million with Volvo Group Australia – through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) – will see more Australian-made electric trucks on our roads. The investment will see electrificati…

Volvo rolls out first Australian-made OEM electric trucks

Volvo Group Australia has rolled the first Australian-made electric trucks off its production line in Wacol, Queensland. These are the first electric trucks manufactured in Australia by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The achievement was marked at an event attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Roger Alm, executive vice president of Volvo Group and President of Volvo Trucks, Volvo Group Australia president and CEO Martin Merrick,…