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Volvo Group North America has installed 5,000 solar panels at its Hagerstown, Maryland, powertrain manufacturing plant.

Volvo Trucks North America announced that it broke ground on a $38.1 million expansion of its New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia.

Volvo Group’s North American truck deliveries rose 13% in August from the same month last year, the company reported Sept. 17.

HEYBURN, Idaho  — Volvo Trucks rolled out a drivetrain system that management hopes will give the company a larger presence among liquid and bulk haulers, regional distribution carriers and trucking companies that often deal with diminishing loads or empty backhauls.

Volvo Group’s North American truck deliveries rose 1% in July from the same month last year, the company reported Aug. 20.

Volvo Group doubled net income for the second quarter to 5.19 billion Swedish krona ($597 million), led by stronger profits and rising sales in its truck business.

Volvo Group’s North American truck deliveries rose 22% in May from the same month last year, the company reported June 18.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 15 declined to hear an appeal brought by a Volvo Group subsidiary over a $72 million fine issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Volvo Group North America said it has reduced energy consumption at its eight U.S. manufacturing plants by 26.8% compared with 2009 levels, achieving its efficiency goal under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge five years early.