October Sales Report for Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2005 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. (VCNA) announces sales of 9,931 units for October. Compared to the same period of the 2004 record year, sales are down 23 percent.
For the month within NAFTA, 8,706 units were sold in the United States*; 952 units were sold in Canada; and, 273 units were sold in Mexico.
For Volvo Cars, the all new C70 made its North American debut at the Anaheim International Auto Show during the month. Sales of the innovative retractable hardtop convertible begin in the Spring of '06.
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 current 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 S80 luxury sedan; the versatile V70 wagon and rugged XC70 (Cross Country).
* U.S. sales include Puerto Rico
UNITED STATES
October * Year-to-Date *
2005 2004 % 2005 2004 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 5 -100.0% 4 4,726 -99.9%
All New S40 1,900 2,317 -18.0% 21,456 14,740 45.6%
V40 0 8 -100.0% 8 1,496 -99.5%
V50 437 493 -11.4% 4,937 1,422 247.2%
S60 1,484 1,842 -19.4% 21,575 24,448 -11.8%
V70 448 708 -36.7% 6,443 9,142 -29.5%
XC70 1,132 1,186 -4.6% 12,378 14,074 -12.1%
C70 10 315 -96.8% 1,429 3,543 -59.7%
S80 705 1,041 -32.3% 9,026 11,564 -21.9%
XC90 2,590 3,718 -30.3% 29,396 31,102 -5.5%
USA TOTAL 8,706 11,633 -25.2% 106,652 116,257 -8.3%
CANADA
October Year-to-Date
2005 2004 % 2005 2004 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 1 -100.0% 0 279 -100.0%
All New S40 159 313 -49.2% 1,787 896 99.4%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 163 -100.0%
V50 86 117 -26.5% 914 312 192.9%
S60 192 134 43.3% 1,947 2,584 -24.7%
V70 67 38 76.3% 912 996 -8.4%
XC70 132 101 30.7% 1,822 1,703 7.0%
C70 0 1 -100.0% 7 97 -92.8%
S80 45 51 -11.8% 287 441 -34.9%
XC90 271 192 41.1% 2,257 2,089 8.0%
CANADA TOTAL 952 948 0.4% 9,933 9,560 3.9%
MEXICO
October Year-to-Date
2005 2004 % 2005 2004 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 2 -100.0% 3 220 -98.6%
All New S40 135 130 3.8% 1,362 998 36.5%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 9 -100.0%
V50 5 0 n/a 59 0 n/a
S60 34 51 -33.3% 385 517 -25.5%
V70 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
XC70 0 0 n/a 18 10 80.0%
C70 0 1 -100.0% 6 11 -45.5%
S80 11 10 10.0% 95 103 -7.8%
XC90 88 120 -26.7% 984 799 23.2%
MEXICO TOTAL 273 314 -13.1% 2,912 2,667 9.2%
NAFTA TOTAL 9,931 12,895 -23.0% 119,497 128,484 -7.0%
* U.S. totals include Puerto Rico