Recently, approximately 350 more workers were laid off at Volvo Trucks’ factory in Virginia, as the company continues to reduce its U.S. manufacturing workforce due to tariffs and other factors—bringing the total job cuts this year to around 1,000.
“Heavy-duty truck orders remain negatively affected by freight rates, market demand, potential regulatory changes, and tariffs,” a Volvo spokesperson said in a statement.
Volvo Trucks North America plans to lay off up to 350 employees at its Virginia plant, as part of a broader plan to cut up to 980 jobs nationwide since the beginning of the year.
Employees at the New River Valley plant in Dublin, Virginia, were informed of the layoffs on Thursday. Their last working day will be June 27, according to Volvo spokesperson Janie Coley.
“Unfortunately, this is a new round of layoffs,” the spokesperson said. “You may recall that we announced 250 to 350 job cuts in February. Due to attrition, that number ended up being about 180. So, we currently estimate the total impact at New River Valley to be around 430 to 530 people.”
Volvo also recently announced 250 to 350 layoffs at its Mack Trucks Lehigh Valley Operations in Macungie, Pennsylvania, and another 50 to 100 layoffs at its powertrain operations in Hagerstown, Maryland.
The company employs about 7,900 workers across its manufacturing plants in New River Valley (3,400), Lehigh Valley (2,800), and Hagerstown (1,700).
Volvo Trucks North America, headquartered in Sweden, acquired Mack and its then-parent company Renault V.I. in 2000 for $1.8 billion.

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