Volvo Construction Equipment has confirmed that it will discontinue development and production of its current product line of Volvo-branded backhoe loaders. In the future, these products will instead be manufactured by Volvo CE’s Chinese company, SDLG.Volvo said that the current high-spec Volvo-branded backhoe loaders have addressed a relatively small premium segment of the market. SDLG-branded backhoe loaders and motor graders will better serve customer demands in the large and growing value segment of the market.