Volvo Buses consolidates manufacture of complete buses in Europe
Following weak market developments and tough competition in Europe, Volvo Buses is now planning to concentrate its European production of complete buses in the company’s main plant in Wroclaw, Poland.This planned restructure means that production at the Volvo Buses plant in Säffle, Sweden, will be terminated at end June 2013, provided that the necessary union negotiations have been completed by then. All told about 330 permanent employees and about 60 consultants are affected by the closure. Volvo Buses will retain its aftermarket function and technical support in Säffle to secure continued