In one of its biggest production shifts since acquiring China-based SDLG in 2006, Volvo Construction Equipment has announced that it is discontinuing the development and manufacture of its motor graders and backhoe loaders in favor of SDLG-branded machines.
Volvo CE made the announcement in a Nov. 13 press release. The company cited the poor performance of "technologically advanced and high-spec Volvo-branded backhoe loaders and motor graders [targeted at] a relatively small premium segment of the market." Instead, Volvo CE is opting to invest in SDLG's less costly machines, which are aimed at a "large and growing value segment of the market."