Volvo Group Starts Serial Production of Electric Trucks in Ghent Factory in Belgium

Volvo Trucks has started serial production of heavy battery electric trucks at its Ghent factory in Belgium. This means that electric Volvo trucks are now built in four factories – three in Europe and one in the US.

Three different electric models will be built in Ghent – the Volvo FH, the Volvo FM and the Volvo FMX Electric.

The Ghent factory is the largest Volvo Trucks production site with a yearly capacity of around 45,000 trucks.

The electric trucks are assembled on the same platform and line as the diesel and gas-powered trucks.

The battery packs come from the recently opened battery assembly plant in Ghent, located right next to the production line.

 Volvo Trucks has taken orders, including letters of intent to buy, for around 6,000 electric trucks in 42 countries on six continents.

Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks, says: "Our trucks are much loved for their outstanding quality, safety, design, and driver comfort. It makes me very pleased that our customers can get all these benefits and, at the same time, transport goods without emitting any CO2.  Just a few years ago, many thought it was impossible to electrify heavy truck transport. But we decided early on that electrification is our main path to zero emissions. Now we can offer an industry-leading range of purpose-built electric trucks, in commercial operation all around the world. Governments need to act now and offer incentive programs for those who invest in the new technology, increase capacity in the power grid and also introduce CO2 taxes, to make sustainable transport more competitive.”

The Volvo Group is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, employs more than 100,000 people and serves customers in almost 190 markets.