
Volvo Trucks has announced plans to open its very first battery assembly plant in the third quarter of this year. Located in Ghent, Belgium, the facility will supply ready-to-install batteries for the company's all-electric heavy-duty trucks.
In the new factory, cells and modules from Samsung SDI will be assembled into battery packs that are tailor-made for Volvo Trucks' heavy-duty electric range consisting of the Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX. Series production is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2022.