Upgrading Volvo's NRV plant

    May 12, 2016
    Volvo Trucks is building a new paint wing at its NRV plant

    Volvo Trucks is in the midst of several upgrades to its New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant, including the addition of a new $32.5 million paint wing due to open in September, the installation of 38 new assembly line robots by summer, as well as continued work on the facility's customer experience center, being built next to the 1.1-mile long test track that runs alongside the NRV plant. (All photos by Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner)

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    Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

     

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