Volvo Group North America announced that it has improved its energy performance at 14 of its U.S. facilities by 17.5% since Volvo re-pledged the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants Challenge in 2014 to reduce energy consumption by 25% in 10 years. The Volvo Group has improved its performance by more than 44% since 2012, when it first made the Better Buildings, Better Plants pledge.
Volvo Group North America’s performance reflects efforts at eight manufacturing facilities in the U.S.:
- Volvo Trucks, Dublin, Virginia
- Volvo Group Powertrain, Hagerstown, Maryland
- Mack Trucks, Macungie, Pennsylvania
- Volvo Construction Equipment, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
- Volvo Penta, Lexington, Tennessee
- Volvo Bus, Plattsburgh, New York
- Volvo Group Remanufacturing, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Volvo Group Remanufacturing, Middletown, Pennsylvania
Volvo Group also improved its performance at six Prevost Service Centers, which joined the program in 2017:
- Prevost, Fort Worth, Texas
- Prevost, Goodlettsville, Tennessee
- Prevost, Houston, Texas
- Prevost, Jacksonville, Florida
- Prevost, Mira Loma, California
- Prevost, South Plainfield, New Jersey
Volvo Group facilities are averaging a 4.4% improvement each year, ahead of the 2.5% per year needed to meet the goal, marking the first time all Volvo Group facilities in the program have met the yearly improvement goal, the company says.
