Samuel García, governor of Nuevo León, recently visited Sweden and made new announcements for the heavy vehicle industry in the Mexican state. Volvo Trucks has already begun operational testing at its Ciénega de Flores plant , and Scania confirmed a new investment in the state with the opening of a branch in García.
During his visit to Scania’s global facilities, the governor of Nuevo León noted that the brand, belonging to the Traton Group , maintains an investment in Escobedo and announced that there are ongoing discussions for future projects in the state with International Trucks, another firm that is part of the conglomerate.
“We’re very happy. Today we were at Scania, which belongs to the Traton Group, this large global truck conglomerate. They already have a company, a very large investment of 800 million dollars in Escobedo. They are going to expand, and we agreed to meet soon in Nuevo León for future projects of Scania and International Trucks,” commented Samuel García in a video shared on social media.
In some messages shared during his tour of Sweden, Samuel García alluded to a possible Scania investment related to a manufacturing plant in Nuevo León .
Meanwhile, Alejandro Mondragón , CEO and general manager of Scania Mexico , responded to García and confirmed the opening of a new branch in the municipality of García in November of this year. The facility will be located on Periférico and Lincoln, will have more than 30,000 square meters of space, and will generate more than 50 direct jobs, in addition to a similar number of indirect jobs.
“We are very excited to continue strengthening our presence in the state,” said Mondragón, who added that Nuevo León maintains a vision aligned with the industrial growth, infrastructure and sustainable mobility that Scania promotes in Mexico.
The executive also highlighted that the company is already developing initiatives in Monterrey such as Scania Drivers , a program focused on training and job placement for female operators.
Scania’s investment comes as Volvo Trucks accelerates the start-up of its plant in Ciénega de Flores, where production tests have already begun since April, according to Samuel García.
“They’ve already finished their plant in Ciénega de Flores. They completed the plant in seven months,” commented the state governor, who also indicated that the first truck production run took place on April 27 and that mass hiring and large-scale production will begin in July.
He also reported that Volvo will begin by hiring 600 people and will subsequently increase its workforce by 2027.
The Ciénega de Flores plant is part of Volvo Trucks’ expansion strategy in North America and strengthens the consolidation of Nuevo León as one of the main manufacturing and investment hubs for the trucking industry in Mexico, according to Samuel García.
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