1928
Launch
Volvo presents its first truck, the LV Series 1, in 1928, and it rolls off the production line in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a payload limit of 1,500 kg (Volvo Group, Stories from the archive).
1981
Expansion
Volvo acquires the White Motor Corporation in the USA, one of its acquisitions between 1980 and 1982 (Volvo Group, The story of Volvo). Not confirmed in a primary source as of 2026-10-29: the year of the White Motor purchase within 1980 to 1982.
Nov 2019
Launch
Volvo Trucks announces on November 6, 2019 the start of sales of the Volvo FL Electric and Volvo FE Electric in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands, with serial production planned for March 2020 (Volvo Group release, November 6, 2019).
Feb 2020
Launch
Volvo Trucks North America offers a first look at its Class 8 VNR Electric pilot trucks at the Volvo LIGHTS Innovation Showcase in Fontana, California on February 11, 2020, after announcing the VNR Electric on December 12, 2018 with sales to begin in 2020 (Volvo Group release, February 11, 2020; Volvo Group release, December 12, 2018).
Dec 2020
Product
Volvo Trucks North America announces on December 3, 2020 the commercial introduction and sales start of the Class 8 VNR Electric, with 264 kWh of batteries and a range of up to 240 km, and says production at its New River Valley plant in Dublin, Virginia is to start in early 2021 (Volvo Group release, December 3, 2020; Volvo Group release, November 9, 2020).
Apr 2021
Product
Volvo Trucks announces on April 20, 2021 the sales start of the electric Volvo FH, FM and FMX in Europe, with a range of up to 300 km, battery capacity of up to 540 kWh and gross combination weight of up to 44 tons, and production to start in the second half of 2022 (Volvo Group release, April 20, 2021).
Jan 2022
Product
Volvo Trucks North America announces on January 13, 2022 an enhanced VNR Electric open for order, with production to begin in the second quarter of 2022: a new six-battery option raises energy storage to up to 565 kWh and range to up to 275 miles, and 250 kW charging gives an 80% charge in 90 minutes for the six-battery package (Volvo Group release, January 13, 2022).
Sep 2022
Expansion
Volvo Trucks announces on September 14, 2022 that it is starting series production of the electric Volvo FH, FM and FMX at its Tuve factory in Gothenburg, Sweden, on the same line as its conventional trucks, with the Ghent, Belgium factory to follow in 2023, and says it has sold around 1,000 heavy electric trucks and more than 2,600 electric trucks in total (Volvo Trucks release, September 14, 2022).
Jan 2023
Milestone
Volvo Group's report for 2022 shows Volvo Trucks' total heavy-duty market share in Europe rising to 18.4% from 16.5% while its electric heavy-duty share fell to 31.6% from 42.4%, and shows 1,211 fully electric truck deliveries across the Group in 2022, up from 371 in 2021 (Volvo Group report on the fourth quarter and full year 2022, January 26, 2023).
May 2024
Launch
Volvo Trucks North America shows the all-new Volvo VNL at ACT Expo, May 20-23, 2024, calling it the platform for all future propulsion technologies including battery-electric, fuel cell and renewable-fuel combustion engines, with a VNR Electric operated by 4 Gen Logistics at its booth (Volvo Trucks North America release, May 2024).
May 2024
Milestone
Volvo Trucks announces on May 23, 2024 that it is developing trucks with combustion engines that run on hydrogen, with tests beginning in 2026 and a commercial launch planned towards the end of the decade, alongside its battery-electric, fuel-cell-electric and renewable-fuel trucks (Volvo Trucks release, May 23, 2024).
Jun 2024
Partnership
cellcentric, the fuel cell joint venture founded in 2021 by Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group, inaugurates pilot production of fuel cell systems at Esslingen, Germany on June 20, 2024; series production of its NextGen fuel cell system and a new factory in Weilheim are planned towards the end of the decade (Daimler Truck release, June 20, 2024).
Apr 2025
Milestone
Volvo Trucks announces that it has delivered more than 5,000 battery-electric trucks to customers in 50 countries since 2019, with eight electric models in production; for 2024 the Volvo Group reported 3,717 fully electric truck deliveries (Volvo 1,945, Renault Trucks 1,628, Mack 144) and a 46.1% electric heavy-duty market share for Volvo Trucks in Europe (Volvo Trucks release, April 29, 2025; Volvo Group Q4 2024 report, January 29, 2025).
Oct 2025
Expansion
Volvo Trucks North America reports more than 700 Volvo VNR Electric trucks operating in the United States and Canada, with more than 20 million zero-tailpipe-emission miles, and 83 Certified EV Dealer locations across 33 US states and four Canadian provinces; Volvo says it has delivered more than 5,700 electric trucks across 50 countries since 2019 (Volvo Group release, October 31, 2025).
May 2026
Milestone
Volvo Trucks North America previews the next-generation Volvo VNL Electric on May 4, 2026, a battery-electric truck in development for regional haul, drayage and city distribution, to be fitted with Proterra's Onyx battery platform and to be the fourth truck on Volvo's new platform; Volvo says more than 750 of its battery-electric trucks operate in the United States and Canada (Volvo Group release, May 4, 2026).
Oct 2026
Launch
Volvo Trucks unveils the all-new Volvo VNX for vocational and heavy-haul work (14 Oct): D13 rated up to 540 hp, certified to EPA 2027 emissions standards; sales begin 26 Oct (Volvo Group release, October 14, 2026).
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