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Mercedes-Benz Vans now building Sprinters start to finish in the Lowcountry
Mercedes-Benz Vans revealed the first Sprinter van made from start to finish in the United States today at its newly expanded manufacturing site in Ladson. Company executives and workers cheered as Michael Balke, president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Vans, drove the newest version of the Sprinter van onto a stage. S.C. politicians,[...]
Volvo to build Volvo Car University in S.C.
Volvo Car USA plans to build Volvo Car University at its Berkeley County automotive campus later this year. The university will operate as a training ground for Volvo’s dealership group and technical teams; dealership employees can undergo a training program there to develop and build expertise in S.C.-made Volvos, spokeswoman Stephanie Mangini said. The university […]
Mercedes-Benz Vans supplier Kuehne & Nagel to hire 180 people
The ongoing expansion of Mercedes-Benz Vans’ campus in Ladson has attracted another company to launch operations in the Lowcountry. Kuehne & Nagel Inc., a Germany-based transport and logistics company, plans to hire 180 workers over the next three years at its new facility on the Mercedes campus off Palmetto Commerce Parkway. The new operation will […]
Report: S.C. among states hit hardest by tariffs
An analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that tariffs imposed on China, the European Union, Mexico and Canada would threaten $3 billion in S.C. exports, including passenger vehicles, steel products and iron products. South Carolina is among the hardest hit states, according to the analysis, though Washington stands to lose the most, with […]
Logistics company opening Ladson facility to serve Mercedes-Benz Vans
A logistics company plans to open a new facility in Ladson this month to handle supply chain services for Mercedes-Benz Vans' expanding manufacturing operation. BLG Logistics’ new Charleston County facility will manage parts and inventory for Mercedes’ production operations, also in Ladson. BLG will also transport vans by “coordinating deliveries of assembled, tested and inspected […][...]
Volvo Cars unveils S.C.-made S60 sedan
Volvo Cars unveiled its new S60 sedan today at its automotive campus in Berkeley County, expanding the automaker’s global reach to include vehicle manufacturing in the United States. U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who was governor when the state landed the Volvo deal in 2015, attended the ceremony, along with Gov. Henry McMa[...]
Volvo Cars names new leader for S.C. site
Volvo Cars has named a new site leader for its automotive campus in Berkeley County as it gears up for full production of the new S60 sedan later this year. Jeff Moore will replace Katarina Fjording in the top spot at the facility, serving as manager of the Volvo Car Charleston Plant and as manufacturing vice […]
Santee Cooper plans mix of uses at Camp Hall site
Santee Cooper plans to develop the Camp Hall tract in Berkeley County — which encompasses the Volvo Cars campus — as a mixed-use industrial park with onsite amenities for tenants, including a health center, day care, shops and restaurants. Santee Cooper bought the 6,800-acre commerce park to attract Volvo to South Ca[...]
Automotive industry driving S.C.
Tens of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in economic activity depend on the automotive industry in South Carolina. The sector’s statewide ripple effect includes companies such as Mercedes-Benz Vans, Volvo Cars, BMW and Michelin, along with other smaller companies that supply and serve the industry with p[...]
Volvo Cars gears up for mass hiring, production
Volvo Cars has started producing prototypes of its new S60 sedan in Berkeley County, to prepare for full production by the end of the year. Those test cars will never make it to market; rather, they help new hires learn how to make the vehicles ahead of having to produce them in real time. The […]
Automotive plants spark supplier expansions
The Lowcountry attracted two major investments from automakers in 2015, and as those projects get closer to coming online, the state’s automotive supplier base continues to expand. Sweden-based Volvo Cars will begin production of the new S60 sedan at its new campus in Berkeley County in the fourth quarter. Germany-based Me[...]
