Volvo Cars Reports Strong U.S. Sales for November
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Sales Increase 14 Percent for the Month
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 1 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reports sales of 9,258 units in the United States*, representing a 14.1 percent year-over-year increase for November.
Sales of the new S40 sedan remain strong, as were the results for the Volvo S60 which has benefited from aggressive regional advertising and lease deals. The XC90, the best-selling European SUV, is again Volvo's sales leader with a consistent performance for the month.
Also for November, the S80 sell-off winds down to make room for the MY 07 all new S80, which will begin to arrive in showrooms later this month.
Looking ahead for Volvo, there was much acclaim for the highly anticipated new C30 this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show -- its North American debut. Sales start is scheduled for second half of 2007.
Overall in North America (United States plus Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico), Volvo recorded 10,021 units sold. November sales were up 6.1 percent. Sales in Canada were 537 units and 226 units were sold in Mexico.
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA), based in Irvine, CA, is a subsidiary of the 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 over 75 years. The current 2007 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 versatile V70 wagon and rugged XC70 (Cross Country); the new Volvo C70 -- the convertible with the innovative retractable hardtop, and the all-new Volvo S80, coming soon.
* U.S. sales include Puerto Rico
VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Retail Sales by Model 01-Dec-06
UNITED STATES
November* Year-to-Date *
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 4 n/a
All New S40 2,243 1,507 48.8% 23,138 22,963 0.8%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 8 n/a
V50 332 376 -11.7% 3,871 5,313 -27.1%
S60 2,230 1,557 43.2% 24,361 23,132 5.3%
V70 325 402 -19.2% 5,316 6,845 -22.3%
XC70 891 740 20.4% 12,237 13,118 -6.7%
C70 0 5 -100.0% 11 1,434 -99.2%
New C70 419 n/a n/a 3,465 n/a n/a
S80 37 644 -94.3% 5,254 9,670 -45.7%
XC90 2,781 2,880 -3.4% 29,876 32,276 -7.4%
USA TOTAL 9,258 8,111 14.1% 107,529 114,763 -6.3%
CANADA
November* Year-to-Date
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
All New S40 104 166 -37.3% 1,331 1,953 -31.8%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
V50 53 66 -19.7% 661 980 -32.6%
S60 78 155 -49.7% 1,893 2,102 -9.9%
V70 41 80 -48.8% 851 992 -14.2%
XC70 71 198 -64.1% 1,795 2,020 -11.1%
C70 0 0 n/a 0 7 n/a
New C70 10 n/a n/a 217 n/a n/a
S80 1 48 -97.9% 247 335 -26.3%
XC90 179 301 -40.5% 2,358 2,558 -7.8%
CANADA TOTAL 537 1,014 -47.0% 9,353 10,947 -14.6%
MEXICO
November* Year-to-Date
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 3 -100.0%
All New S40 93 170 -45.3% 1,142 1,532 -25.5%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
V50 3 1 200.0% 23 60 -61.7%
S60 32 34 -5.9% 358 419 -14.6%
V70 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
XC70 0 1 n/a 7 19 -63.2%
C70 0 0 n/a 0 6 n/a
New C70 6 n/a n/a 50 n/a n/a
S80 0 5 -100.0% 16 100 -84.0%
XC90 92 108 -14.8% 864 1,092 -20.9%
MEXICO TOTAL 226 319 -29.2% 2,460 3,231 -23.9%
NAFTA TOTAL 10,021 9,444 6.1% 119,342 128,941 -7.4%
*U.S. totals include Puerto Rico