Volvo Cars will add its top-selling XC60 midsize SUV to the line at its only U.S. plant, in Ridgeville in Berkeley County, while the company cuts another 2,500 jobs mostly in Sweden after a bigger-than-expected operating loss. A spokesperson called the South Carolina plant more important than ever.
Why this matters here
The Ridgeville plant is one of the largest manufacturing employers in Berkeley County, and its supplier and service network reaches well into Charleston and Dorchester. No South Carolina job cuts were announced, and a second volume model on the line is the good news in a rough quarter.
First reported by postandcourier.com.
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