Volvo Cars North America Sales Report for April 2007
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IRVINE, Calif., May 1, 2007 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, reports sales in the United States of 8,139 units for April, representing a 16.5 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.
Overall, Volvo sales for North America (United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico) were 9,324 units, which is 14.1 percent down compared to the beginning of 2006. Volvo Canada sales were up slightly by 1.4 percent, with 995 units sold, while Volvo sales in Mexico were ahead of last year by 48.4 percent, selling 190 units.
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA), based in Irvine, Calif., is a subsidiary of 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 80 years. The current 2007 model lineup 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 01-May-07
UNITED STATES
April* Year-to-Date*
2007 2006 % 2007 2006 %
Volvo Model
S40 1,738 2,109 -17.6% 7,431 8,290 -10.4%
V50 255 311 -18.0% 977 1,389 -29.7%
S60 1,504 1,892 -20.5% 5,882 8,170 -28.0%
V70 250 464 -46.1% 1,099 1,760 -37.6%
XC70 756 1,034 -26.9% 3,834 4,284 -10.5%
C70 477 435 9.7% 1,488 520 186.2%
S80 990 922 7.4% 4,093 2,637 55.2%
XC90 2,169 2,582 -16.0% 10,288 11,150 -7.7%
USA TOTAL 8,139 9,749 -16.5% 35,092 38,200 -8.1%
CANADA
April Year-to-Date
2007 2006 % 2007 2006 %
Volvo Model
C30 102 n/a n/a 230 n/a n/a
S40 118 125 -5.6% 302 451 -33.0%
V50 82 63 30.2% 208 265 -21.5%
S60 208 237 -12.2% 689 797 -13.6%
V70 54 114 -52.6% 145 328 -55.8%
XC70 109 125 -12.8% 413 567 -27.2%
C70 67 0 n/a 165 0 n/a
S80 57 36 58.3% 196 139 41.0%
XC90 198 281 -29.5% 749 992 -24.5%
CANADA TOTAL 995 981 1.4% 3,097 3,539 -12.5%
MEXICO
April Year-to-Date
2007 2006 % 2007 2006 %
Volvo Model
C30 0 n/a n/a 20 n/a n/a
S40 76 60 26.7% 428 360 18.9%
V50 0 3 -100.0% 7 8 -12.5%
S60 14 13 7.7% 87 93 -6.5%
V70 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
XC70 0 0 n/a 2 4 -50.0%
C70 12 0 n/a 37 0 n/a
S80 17 1 1600.0% 77 11 600.0%
XC90 71 51 39.2% 285 261 9.2%
MEXICO TOTAL 190 128 48.4% 943 737 28.0%
NAFTA TOTAL 9,324 10,858 -14.1% 39,132 42,476 -7.9%
* U.S. totals include Puerto Rico
NOTE TO EDITORS: VCNA Media Website: www.volvocars-pr.com