By David Wren dwren@postandcourier.com SC automaker Volvo hopes to make in-car sneezing a thing of the past In areas like the Southeast region of the United States, where pollen season covers vehicles with a thick yellow dust each spring, Volvo Cars is hoping a new technology will give drivers ... Read More - SC automaker Volvo hopes to make in-car sneezing a thing of the past
Santee Cooper sells $18.3M in land at 2 SC industrial parks
By Jodi Shafto jshafto@postandcourier.com Apr 20, 2022 A committee of Santee Cooper board members this week approved the $18.3 million sale of seven undeveloped lots the utility owns in a pair of industrial parks in Berkeley and Horry counties and gave the go-ahead to the first commercial ... Read More - Santee Cooper sells $18.3M in land at 2 SC industrial parks
Volvo reportedly to build new crossover as 3rd vehicle at SC plant
A third vehicle might join the Volvo Cars production line in South Carolina in a few years, according to a report by a website that says the new crossover will sit between the automaker’s mid-sized and biggest sport-utility offerings. Automotive News reported Feb. 8 that the unnamed vehicle would ... Read More - Volvo reportedly to build new crossover as 3rd vehicle at SC plant
Final crane delivery boosts Charleston port’s big ship capacity
Published by By David Wren dwren@postandcourier.com
The final delivery of bigger ship-to-shore cranes made its way to Wando Welch Terminal on Monday. The two cranes from Shanghai manufacturer ZPMC will give the Port of Charleston’s busiest container-handling site a total of 15 structures with 155 feet of lift height and the ability to serve three ... Read More - Final crane delivery boosts Charleston port’s big ship capacity
Camp Hall plans mixed-use park near Volvo plant
Published by Alexandria Ng, SC Business Journal
There are currently about 1,500 employees working at the Volvo manufacturing plant in Ridgeville. If they want to step away for a quick lunch or run errands after work, most have to travel at least 20 minutes out for basic conveniences. Especially during a timed break, that commute adds ... Read More - Camp Hall plans mixed-use park near Volvo plant
Volvo Cars Is Completing Plans for IPO in Stockholm
Published by WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE - Ben Dummett at ben.dummett@wsj.com and William Boston at william.boston@wsj.com
A deal could value the car maker at as much as $25 billion Volvo Cars, the Swedish auto maker owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. of China, is completing plans for an initial public offering and is set to announce details of the listing as early as Monday, in a deal that could value the ... Read More - Volvo Cars Is Completing Plans for IPO in Stockholm
Volvo Cars spinoff Polestar to go public
Published by DAVID WREN dwren@postandcourier.com
Polestar, the high-performance electric carmaker that’s building its next vehicle at the Volvo Cars manufacturing campus in Ridgeville, is going public in a deal that values the company at about $20 billion. The Volvo spinoff, founded in 2017 by China’s Geely Holding Group, will be listed on the ... Read More - Volvo Cars spinoff Polestar to go public
SC Volvo plant’s rail plan gets its right-of-way from Santee Cooper
Published by Post and Courier
Palmetto Railways and state-owned electric utility Santee Cooper have finalized an agreement that will allow construction of a 22.7-mile rail line connecting the Volvo Cars campus in Ridgeville with a private carrier’s transfer station in Cross. Santee Cooper will give an easement to state-run ... Read More - SC Volvo plant’s rail plan gets its right-of-way from Santee Cooper
240-unit apartment project to begin construction off I-26 near Walmart and Volvo
Published by Post and Courier By Warren L. Wise wwise@postandcourier.com
RIDGEVILLE — The farthest westward apartment development in the Charleston area will begin to take shape in October. The $41 million, 240-unit Preserve at Ridgeville will be built 35 miles from downtown Charleston on about half of a 27-acre wooded tract at 1050 Old Gilliard Road, also called S.C. ... Read More - 240-unit apartment project to begin construction off I-26 near Walmart and Volvo