# UAW strike at Volvo Trucks **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 22, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uaw-strike-at-volvo-trucks/178198 "2021-07-22T21:16:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uaw-strike-at-volvo-trucks/178198/1 "2021-07-22T21:16:42Z")
News coverage from a couple of days ago made it appear that the UAW had come to a contractual agreement with Volvo Trucks, at their Virginia assembly plant, but I have observed picket lines in front of the local Volvo dealership for several days–including today. Has anyone else seen those picket lines? > **[UAW factory workers ratify deal, will end Volvo truck strike](https://apnews.com/article/business-strikes-17c318d1250ebfca9f597c5601af820b)** > > NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Striking blue-collar workers at a Volvo heavy truck plant in southwestern Virginia have narrowly ratified what the company said was its final offer in a long-running labor dispute. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uaw-strike-at-volvo-trucks/178198/2 "2021-07-23T03:48:52Z")
Is this a truck or car dealership near you? The article said that Volvo trucks and cars are different businesses. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uaw-strike-at-volvo-trucks/178198/3 "2021-07-23T04:02:33Z")
The Volvo dealer in my city is located in an industrial area near the Kenworth and International dealers. Picketers would go unnoticed and burn in the sun. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uaw-strike-at-volvo-trucks/178198/4 "2021-07-23T11:15:12Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > Is this a truck or car dealership near you? The article said that Volvo trucks and cars are different businesses. It’s a Volvo car dealership, which makes the picketing… curious… ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uaw-strike-at-volvo-trucks/178198/5 "2021-07-23T11:41:00Z")
Volvo trucks is an independent business while Volvo cars was split off in '99 when Ford bought them. Now owned by Chinese carmaker Geely. I doubt that is commonly known since they use the same logo. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uaw-strike-at-volvo-trucks/178198/6 "2021-07-23T18:16:42Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Now owned by Chinese carmaker Geely. I doubt that is commonly known since they use the same logo. I knew that but didn’t know trucks were not included. Wonder why they don’t at least add their own logo. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uaw-strike-at-volvo-trucks/178198/7 "2021-07-23T18:21:01Z")
> [@bing](#): > > Wonder why they don’t at least add their own logo Because the brand language is very valuable and they wished to keep that for the trucks as well as the cars.