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Auto News For Monday, May 11, 2015 – New Volvo Factory Planned For South Carolina

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The news is back! After a brief hiatus, here are five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Monday, May 11, 2015. Your normal news editor, Steffani, returns tomorrow.

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Sweden’s Chinese-owned Volvo Cars plans to complete a $500 million factory in South Carolina, with the first vehicles rolling off the line in 2018. Volvo has a tradition of building vehicles in North America. Just a few miles from GCBC Towers in Nova Scotia, Volvo assembled vehicles in both Dartmouth and, more famously, on the Halifax side of the harbour. A harbour which, in fact, hosts a couple dozen rusting Volvos on its bottom.

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