Volvo Cars of North America Sales Report for August 2005
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 1 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. report sales of 10,826 units for the month in the United States, representing a 14 percent decrease compared to the best August on record turned in last year.
Overall, NAFTA (Canada, Mexico, and the United States, including Puerto Rico) sales reached 12,159 units -- 12 percent off the 2004 mark. In August, Volvo Cars Canada reported sales up nearly 7 percent, with 1,042 units sold. Volvo Cars Mexico sold 291 units -- a slight decrease compared to the same period last year. Year-to-date Canada and Mexico remain ahead of last year, while NAFTA is 4 percent off its record pace of 2004.
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, and oversees Volvo operations in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Volvo has been building cars with Safety in mind for over 75 years. The recently introduced 2006 model line-up of Volvo Cars includes: the award-winning new S40 and its wagon counterpart the all-new V50; the award-winning XC90; the sporty S60 sedan -- including the award-winning performance sedan -- S60 R and the performance wagon version -- V70 R; the flagship S80 luxury sedan; the versatile V70 wagon and rugged XC70 (Cross Country).
* U.S. Sales include Puerto Rico
VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Retail Sales by Model 01-Sep-05
UNITED STATES
August * Year-to-Date *
2005 2004 % 2005 2004 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 12 -100.0% 4 4,718 -99.9%
All New S40 2,296 2,347 -2.2% 17,317 10,403 66.5%
V40 1 78 -98.7% 7 1,455 -99.5%
V50 514 226 127.4% 3,943 594 563.8%
S60 2,166 2,576 -15.9% 18,309 21,045 -13.0%
V70 628 994 -36.8% 5,426 7,667 -29.2%
XC70 1,424 2,188 -34.9% 10,096 11,431 -11.7%
C70 34 278 -87.8% 1,402 2,934 -52.2%
S80 990 1,361 -27.3% 7,656 9,649 -20.7%
XC90 2,773 2,556 8.5% 24,244 24,162 0.3%
USA TOTAL 10,826 12,616 -14.2% 88,404 94,058 -6.0%
CANADA
August Year-to-Date
2005 2004 % 2005 2004 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 3 -100.0% 0 277 -100.0%
All New S40 165 169 -2.4% 1,484 349 325.2%
V40 0 1 -100.0% 0 161 -100.0%
V50 103 69 49.3% 750 125 500.0%
S60 196 153 28.1% 1,602 2,164 -26.0%
V70 109 38 186.8% 717 883 -18.8%
XC70 262 248 5.6% 1,595 1,405 13.5%
C70 0 6 -100.0% 7 90 -92.2%
S80 37 33 12.1% 201 357 -43.7%
XC90 170 256 -33.6% 1,818 1,640 10.9%
CANADA TOTAL 1,042 976 6.8% 8,174 7,451 9.7%
MEXICO
August Year-to-Date
2005 2004 % 2005 2004 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 4 -100.0% 3 213 -98.6%
All New S40 100 173 -42.2% 1,161 728 59.5%
V40 0 1 -100.0% 0 9 -100.0%
V50 12 0 n/a 45 0 n/a
S60 61 32 90.6% 318 415 -23.4%
V70 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
XC70 1 1 0.0% 17 10 70.0%
C70 1 2 -50.0% 6 9 -33.3%
S80 5 5 0.0% 77 83 -7.2%
XC90 111 81 37.0% 821 578 42.0%
MEXICO TOTAL 291 299 -2.7% 2,448 2,045 19.7%
NAFTA TOTAL 12,159 13,891 -12.5% 99,026 103,554 -4.4%
* U.S. totals include Puerto Rico