Volvo Group North America Press releases

GREENSBORO, NC (Dec. 1, 2022) – Pacific Coast Heavy Truck Group, based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada is now a Mack Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer. This designation means that Pacific Coast went through stringent requirements so that it would be able to service and support the Mack® LR Electric refuse model.

Volvo Trucks North America today announced the expansion of its certified electric vehicle (EV) dealer network into a third Canadian province to support continued market adoption of its Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric model. Pacific Coast Heavy Truck Group in Langley, British Columbia (B.C.), recently completed the robust training program and invested in the facility upgrades necessary to provide comprehensive sales and service support for battery-electric trucks. Pacific Coast Heavy Truck Group is now the fourth Volvo Trucks Certified EV Dealer in Canada, following earlier announcements that three dealerships in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, had completed the certification program.

GREENSBORO, NC (Nov. 29, 2022) – Mack Trucks announced it has donated $100,000 to the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to create a matching fund for Giving Tuesday, celebrated today, Nov. 29.

The Volvo Group recently announced that effective January 1, 2023, Greg Higgins has been named Senior Vice President – Legal & Compliance, General Counsel, and Secretary for Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks. Higgins joined the company in 2012 and has served since 2015 as senior counsel.

Mack Trucks today announced that effective December 1, 2022, Jonathan Randall has been named president of Mack Trucks North America, reporting to Martin Weissburg, global president of Mack Trucks and chairman of Volvo Group North America

Volvo Trucks North America will deploy eight Volvo VNR Electric trucks with two Bronx-based community groups as part of a $10 million award through the New York Clean Transportation Prizes program. The Bronx is Breathing: Reimagining a Cleaner Hunts Point plan was one of three award winners in the program’s Clean Neighborhoods Challenge, with the goal of spurring local economic development, creating new job opportunities, and reducing air pollution in underserved communities.

Mack Trucks announced today that the Mack LR® Electric is part of a winning submission for a $10 million award by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to introduce clean transportation solutions to Hunts Point in the South Bronx.

Volvo Group North America (VGNA) today announced that it received a $10 million award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to introduce clean transportation solutions to Hunts Point in the South Bronx.

Mack Trucks’ plans to grow its electric vehicle sales received a boost today with the announcement that Mack’s parent company, the Volvo Group, has signed a Letter of Intent with Pilot Company to bring public charging infrastructure to medium- and heavy-duty North American customers.

The Volvo Group and Pilot Company, the largest operator of travel centers in North America, have signed a Letter of Intent to develop a national, public charging network to support the scaling of battery-electric Volvo VNR Electric trucks.