Volvo Cars of North America Sales Report for December 2006
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IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2007 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) reports sales of 8,542 units in the United States* for the month, representing a decrease of 6.2 percent compared to the same period last year. For the year, sales were down 6.3 percent in the U.S.
Overall in North America (United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico), Volvo sales were off 7.7 percent for the month, with 9,357 units sold. In Canada, 558 units were sold, while Mexico recorded sales of 257.
Full year sales in North America trailed last year by 7.5 percent, with a total of 128,695 units sold in 2006.
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 nearly 80 years. The current 2007 model line-up of Volvo Cars includes: the award-winning new S40 and its wagon counterpart the 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.
* U.S. sales include Puerto Rico
VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Retail Sales by Model 03-Jan-06
UNITED STATES
December* Year-to-Date*
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 4 n/a
All New S40 1,592 1,444 10.2% 24,729 24,407 1.3%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 8 n/a
V50 282 372 -24.2% 4,153 5,685 -26.9%
S60 1,418 1,590 -10.8% 25,779 24,722 4.3%
V70 288 549 -47.5% 5,604 7,394 -24.2%
XC70 900 880 2.3% 13,136 13,998 -6.2%
C70 0 8 -100.0% 11 1,442 -99.2%
New C70 476 n/a n/a 3,941 n/a n/a
S80 219 519 -57.8% 5,473 10,189 -46.3%
XC90 3,367 3,749 -10.2% 33,241 36,025 -7.7%
USA TOTAL 8,542 9,111 -6.2% 116,067 123,874 -6.3%
CANADA
December Year-to-Date
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
All New S40 96 77 24.7% 1,431 2,030 -29.5%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
V50 60 29 106.9% 717 1,009 -28.9%
S60 85 103 -17.5% 1,978 2,205 -10.3%
V70 33 48 -31.3% 884 1,040 -15.0%
XC70 64 197 -67.5% 1,859 2,217 -16.1%
C70 0 0 n/a 0 7 n/a
New C70 8 n/a n/a 225 n/a n/a
S80 1 41 -97.6% 248 376 -34.0%
XC90 211 209 1.0% 2,569 2,767 -7.2%
CANADA TOTAL 558 704 -20.7% 9,911 11,651 -14.9%
MEXICO
December Year-to-Date
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 3 -100.0%
All New S40 116 149 -22.1% 1,258 1,681 -25.2%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
V50 0 5 -100.0% 23 65 -64.6%
S60 28 32 -12.5% 386 451 -14.4%
V70 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
XC70 0 2 n/a 7 21 -66.7%
C70 0 0 n/a 0 6 n/a
New C70 1 n/a n/a 51 n/a n/a
S80 1 5 -80.0% 17 105 -83.8%
XC90 111 127 -12.6% 975 1,219 -20.0%
MEXICO TOTAL 257 320 -19.7% 2,717 3,551 -23.5%
NAFTA TOTAL 9,357 10,135 -7.7% 128,695 139,076 -7.5%
* U.S. totals include Puerto Rico