Volvo Cars Reports Second Best April on Record
U.S. Sales Remain Strong
IRVINE, Calif., May 3 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) reported sales of 10,808 units, representing the second best April in the United States following the record month last year. Compared to last year, April 2004 fell short by 1.1 percent. Year-to-date, sales remain 7.6 percent ahead of last year.
"Volvo performs consistently well in an extremely difficult market, based on the strength of its products and the uniqueness of the brand," said Vic Doolan, VCNA President and CEO.
Volvo car sales throughout North America were 7.1 percent ahead of last year's record pace. For the month, sales of 12,100 units were slightly off (1.7 percent) when matched to last April. Sales in Canada decreased 7.6 percent for the same period, while Mexico recorded a 0.4 percent increase.
VCNA, part of the Volvo Car Corporation of Gothenburg, Sweden, provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to Volvo automobile retailers in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
The Volvo automobile model line includes the newly introduced award-winning 2004.5 all new S40, the award-winning XC90, the sporty S60 sedan -- including the award-winning performance sedan -- S60 R and its performance wagon counterpart -- V70 R, the flagship S80 luxury sedan, versatile V70 wagon and rugged XC70 (Cross Country), the C70 convertible, and the compact S40 and V40 models.
VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Retail Sales by Model 03-May-04
UNITED STATES
April * Year-to-Date *
2004 2003 % 2004 2003 %
Volvo Model
S40 131 1,042 -87.4% 4,623 4,906 -5.8%
All New S40 1,272 n/a n/a 2,194 n/a n/a
V40 235 288 -18.4% 811 1,153 -29.7%
S60 2,543 3,100 -18.0% 11,105 11,518 -3.6%
V70 868 1,076 -19.3% 3,756 3,780 -0.6%
XC70 997 1,783 -44.1% 4,303 5,816 -26.0%
C70 439 337 30.3% 1,338 1,213 10.3%
S80 1,090 1,028 6.0% 4,578 4,429 3.4%
XC90 3,233 2,274 42.2% 11,588 8,367 38.5%
USA TOTAL 10,808 10,928 -1.1% 44,296 41,182 7.6%
CANADA
April Year-to-Date
2004 2003 % 2004 2003 %
Volvo Model
S40 38 110 -65.5% 227 410 -44.6%
All New S40 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
V40 11 61 -82.0% 139 270 -48.5%
S60 425 378 12.4% 1,157 1,028 12.5%
V70 181 116 56.0% 471 301 56.5%
XC70 139 185 -24.9% 538 708 -24.0%
C70 14 2 600.0% 29 8 262.5%
S80 55 82 -32.9% 220 175 25.7%
XC90 177 191 -7.3% 692 570 21.4%
CANADA TOTAL 1,040 1,125 -7.6% 3,473 3,470 0.1%
MEXICO
April Year-to-Date
2004 2003 % 2004 2003 %
Volvo Model
S40 22 95 -76.8% 181 363 -50.1%
All New S40 122 n/a n/a 122 n/a n/a
V40 0 0 n/a 5 6 -16.7%
S60 28 56 -50.0% 219 207 5.8%
V70 0 0 n/a 0 4 -100.0%
XC70 1 1 n/a 6 7 -14.3%
C70 2 5 140.0% 6 7 185.7%
S80 6 5 20.0% 49 51 -3.9%
XC90 71 89 -20.2% 299 129 131.8%
MEXICO TOTAL 252 251 0.4% 887 774 14.6%
NAFTA TOTAL 12,100 12,304 -1.7% 48,656 45,426 7.1%
* U.S. totals include Puerto Rico