Share this article HAGERSTOWN, Md., June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- During a groundbreaking ceremony today, the Volvo Group announced a $33 million expansion of its powertrain research and development site in Hagerstown, Maryland for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Vehicle Propulsion Lab (VPL). Volvo Group executives were joined by several Delegates of the Maryland State Assembly and Maryland Senator Paul Corderman at a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Vehicle Propulsion Lab, representing a $33 million expansion of its powertrain research and development site in Hagerstown, Maryland. During a groundbreaking ceremony, Volvo Group executives were joined by local union leadership, and state and county officials, including Washington County Commissioner President Jeffrey Cline (at the podium) to mark the $33 million expansion of the company’s powertrain engineering site in Hagerstown, Maryland for the construction of a state-of-the-art Vehicle Propulsion Lab.