Volvo Group Australia Press releases

As fuel shortages and rising diesel prices put increasing pressure on regional and essential industries, Volvo Group Australia (VGA) is calling for urgent regulatory and investment action to fast track the rollout of battery electric trucks.

Brisbane, Queensland – 21st September 2025. Queensland's firefighting capabilities are set for a major boost with Volvo Group Australia partnering with Fraser Engineering Group to deliver 80 state-of-the-art firefighting trucks to Queensland Fire Department (QFD). This landmark agreement represents Queensland's largest-ever acquisition of firefighting vehicles for QFD.

With a display showing the breadth and depth of the Volvo Trucks offering in Australia, Volvo Trucks has also had the honour of being awarded the 2025 International Truck of The Year. 2024 saw a slew of new features and vehicles join the Volvo Trucks stable, from the sleek new FH Aero to the all-new Euro 6 D17 engine, our most powerful yet.

Effective July, 1, 2025, Truck Centre Western Australia will become a business entity under the Volvo Group Australia banner. The acquisition includes all 8 existing branches and all service centres throughout Western Australia.

Western Australia has received the state’s first fully electric OEM Heavy Duty truck - a Volvo FM Electric truck - delivered to CD Dodd, a leader in mine refurbishment, rehabilitation and recycling.

Volvo Group Australia has delivered the 80,000th Wacol-built truck to WA-based mining logistics giant MLG. The truck, a 300-ton rated 685hp Mack Titan will be put to work as a part of the MLG bulk haulage fleet.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) initiates transition to a cleaner fleet with the delivery of its first electric vehicle from Volvo Trucks

A slew of awards were announced at the recent Volvo Group Australia Dealer Awards night, recognising, both customer satisfaction and dealer excellence across the largest network of heavy vehicle dealers in Australia

The first Volvo FH Electric sold in Australia has been delivered to Brisbane Qld based Followmont Transport.

New regulatory changes allow Volvo Group to make the first interstate electric truck journey from Brisbane to ACT. Volvo Group finishes Australia’s longest ever journey in an electric truck. On 6 and 7 November, Volvo Group’s FH Electric drove a record-breaking 1,185 kilometres from Brisbane to Canberra.

Volvo Group has unveiled Australia’s first zero-emissions logistics vehicle, supplied to the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA), at the Australasian Fire and Authorities (AFAC) conference, the region’s largest emergency management conference and exhibition.

Volvo Group Australia is pleased to announce significant appointments to its Executive Leadership Team, reinforcing its commitment to enhancing relationships with government and industry stakeholders.

CMV Truck & Bus continues its transformation journey with the second CMV site becoming a fully certified Volvo Trucks Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer. The group is proud to announce that their Clayton dealership is now a fully certified Volvo Trucks EV Dealer, along with their purposebuilt Derrimut dealership which was certified late last year.

As a part of a scheduled visit by members of the Swedish royal family to Canberra this week, Australian National University hosted the panel discussion event Electrification in Sweden and Australia.

Australian express freight giant, Team Global Express has placed the largest order to date globally for Volvo medium duty electric and the largest order of electric trucks in Australia so far.

Volvo Group Australia has just marked 5 decades of building trucks in Australia this week with the handover of 2 special trucks to key customers. The keys to a 50-year branded Volvo FH700XXL were handed over to Scott and Regina Harvey at the event while Nathan Stephens of Ipswich based JR Stephens also took delivery of a 50-year themed Mack Anthem.

“Saving lives both on and off the road” The fire sector got an advanced look at the first new Volvo FM Crew cab delivered to the industry at AFAC 2022 in Adelaide today.

Road transport is notorious for being a harsh and demanding task master. And running a successful transport business is not for the faint hearted, so it comes as no surprise that the key to success often stems from finding operational efficiencies and a strategic edge.

Road transport is notorious for being a harsh and demanding task master. And running a successful transport business is not for the faint hearted, so it comes as no surprise that the key to success often stems from finding operational efficiencies and a strategic edge.

The Volvo FL Electric will transport fresh produce daily from the Woolworth’s Melbourne fresh food distribution centre and is the second truck of its kind in Australia.