According to multiple reports, AB Volvo's planned large battery factory in Mariestad is delayed by at least a couple of years. However, CEO Martin Lundstedt still believes the factory will be built. According to Sveriges Radio Nyheter, Lundstedt described the probability that the factory will be built as significantly greater than that it will not be built.
Lundstedt emphasizes that the factory is needed for competition. According to Göteborgs-Posten, he described a clear difference between AB Volvo and what has happened in the passenger car industry.
I think it's important to remember that for European competitiveness, we also need to create an industrial foothold.
AB Volvo faces multiple challenges, including a new war near Europe, a slower transition to electric trucks with criticism from climate activists, and new competitors from China and American Tesla, according to major media reports.
The probability is significantly greater that it will be built, than that it will not be built.
But there is a clear difference between us and what has happened in the passenger car industry.