Volvo launches test production in Košice

Carmaker Volvo launched its first work shift in Košice and hit the milestone of 1,000 employees, 95% of them Slovaks. It wants to hire another 300 people by the end of the year and double its headcount next year. Series production of electric cars is planned from 2027 at a capacity of 250,000 cars annually. The plant is in talks with the Košice steel mill on possible sheet supplies.

(sme.sk)