The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

Volvo Cars Sales Report for October 2007 in North America


PHOTO

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2007 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) reports sales of 7,771 units in the United States* for the month, representing a decrease of 7.4 percent compared to the same period last year.

Overall in North America (United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico), Volvo sales were down 8.1 percent for the month, with 8,452 units sold. October sales in Canada and Mexico were 433 units (down 26.4 percent) and 248 units (up 14.3 percent) respectively.

Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA), based in Irvine, Calif., is a subsidiary of Volvo Car Corporation of Goteborg, Sweden. VCNA provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to Volvo automobile retailers in the United States, and oversees Volvo operations in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Volvo has been building cars with safety in mind for 80 years. The 2008 model lineup of Volvo cars includes: the award-winning new S40 and its wagon counterpart the V50; the award-winning XC90; the sporty S60 sedan; the new Volvo C70 - the convertible with the innovative retractable hardtop; the all- new Volvo S80; the recently introduced sporty C30, Volvo's two-door hatchback entry into a new segment; and also new to showrooms, the sophisticated yet rugged all-new XC70 and the soon to be released versatile V70 wagon.

  * U.S. sales include Puerto Rico

                                   UNITED STATES
                              October*                  Year-to-Date*
                      2007      2006      %       2007      2006     %
  Volvo Model
    C30                484       n/a      n/a     1,351      n/a     n/a
    S40              1,116     2,136    -47.8%   15,819   20,895  -24.3%
    V50                241       363    -33.6%    2,429    3,539  -31.4%
    S60              1,113     1,724    -35.4%   15,476   22,131  -30.1%
    V70                218       377    -42.2%    3,102    4,991  -37.8%
    XC70             1,036       895     15.8%   10,028   11,346  -11.6%
    C70                389       501    -22.4%    3,929    3,057   28.5%
    S80                893        69   1194.2%   10,856    5,217  108.1%
    XC90             2,281     2,330     -2.1%   25,772   27,095   -4.9%

  USA TOTAL          7,771     8,395     -7.4%   88,762   98,271   -9.7%

                                      CANADA
                              October                   Year-to-Date
                      2007      2006      %       2007      2006     %
  Volvo Model
    C30                 91       n/a      n/a       991      n/a    n/a
    S40                 46        93    -50.5%      975    1,227  -20.5%
    V50                 23        51    -54.9%      561      608   -7.7%
    S60                 26        87    -70.1%    1,364    1,815  -24.8%
    V70                  7        39    -82.1%      335      810  -58.6%
    XC70                95       133    -28.6%    1,210    1,724  -29.8%
    C70                 14        28    -50.0%      345      207   66.7%
    S80                 50         2   2400.0%      477      246   93.9%
    XC90                81       155    -47.7%    1,764    2,179  -19.0%

  CANADA TOTAL         433       588    -26.4%    8,022    8,816   -9.0%

                                      MEXICO
                              October                   Year-to-Date
                      2007      2006       %       2007     2006     %
  Volvo Model
    C30                 66       n/a      n/a       270      n/a    n/a
    S40                 75        91    -17.6%      951    1,049   -9.3%
    V50                  0         1   -100.0%        8       20  -60.0%
    S60                 11        31    -64.5%      165      326  -49.4%
    V70                  0         0      n/a         0        0    n/a
    XC70                 0         0      n/a         4        7  -42.9%
    C70                 16        11     45.5%       87       44   97.7%
    S80                 17         1      n/a       160       16  900.0%
    XC90                63        82    -23.2%      690      772  -10.6%

  MEXICO TOTAL         248       217     14.3%    2,335    2,234    4.5%

  NAFTA TOTAL        8,452     9,200     -8.1%   99,119  109,321   -9.3%

  *  U.S. totals include Puerto Rico