Mack Truck receives $208M in federal funds to boost zero-emission vehicle production

Mack Truck is getting a boost to its effort to produce zero-emission vehicles at its Lehigh Valley Operations facility in Macungie.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., announced that the truck manufacturer is receiving $208 million from the Inflation Reduction Act.

The funding will support Volvo Mack Trucks’ five-year plan to transition its plants and employees to new, clean energy vehicle technologies. The funding will also create 295 new union jobs.

“Pennsylvania manufacturing has always formed the backbone of our Nation. This funding will boost Volvo Mack Trucks’ Lehigh Valley production, create good-paying, union jobs, and pave the way for our clean energy future,” said Casey. “I fought to bring clean energy investments to Pennsylvania, and I will keep fighting to make sure we keep these investments coming.”

The funding comes from the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion (DMC) grant program, which supports domestic production of zero-emissions vehicles

With the funds Volvo Mack Trucks can move towards mixed model assembly, which will allow for the scalability and flexibility required to meet market demands for zero-emission vehicles.

Casey noted that the project is supported by local United Auto Workers (UAW) and will help sustain the 7,900 union jobs at the manufacturing facilities in addition to the new jobs created.

The money comes as part of an announcement from the White House and the U.S. Department of Energy that the govern ment was distributing $1.7 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to support converting 11 manufacturing facilities.

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