Volvo Trucks North America News Updates

VTNA unveiled the next-generation Volvo VNX, its third new heavy-duty model launch in as many years and a move toward expanding its presence in the vocational market.

Rather than plan around a national transition to zero-emission trucks, fleets are weighing total cost of ownership, operational feasibility and customer expectations.

Each Volvo Group unit said its flagship on-highway tractors began rolling off production lines in May with the updates already in place.

In American Truck Simulator, players haul freight, manage fleets and build trucking companies. Now they can do it behind the wheel of Volvo’s newest trucks.

“Let’s see exactly how it will play out now, because it has been a very recent development,” Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt said during the Q2 earnings call.

A refresh of the truck maker’s lineup has been underway since Mack announced the Pioneer as its latest flagship Class 8 on-highway tractor in April 2025.

Updates will now be possible overnight, during driver breaks or while trucks are parked, with a driver able to step away from the vehicle for the first time.

The Monterrey facility — Volvo Group’s first truck manufacturing plant in Mexico — is set to build trucks for both VTNA and Mack, in addition to U.S. output.

Proterra’s Onyx battery platform currently uses cylindrical nickel manganese cobalt lithium-ion cells from LG Energy Solutions, manufactured in South Korea.

The settlement is the latest in a series between truck and engine manufacturers and the California agency related to nitrogen oxide emissions.