Volvo Has Third Consecutive Month of Rising World Sales

VolvoVolvoSweden, 1927 > present49 models
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is having quite the sales turnaround this this year. After sales falling earlier in the year, the company’s sales increased by 13.5% for September. It is Volvo’s third consecutive month of growth. Sales for the year from January to September are only down 0.6%. Volvo may still see an increase in sales this year, if this continues.

Volvo sold 40,952 cars worldwide in September. China saw the biggest gains with 5,719 cars sold in the month, up 48.6% from September 2012. The XC60 is the bestselling car there with 2,482 cars sold.

Europe is still Volvo’s largest world market with 23,391 cars sold there, a 23.6% increase. The United States saw sales fall 16% to 4,188 cars in September.

For the year from January to September, China is showing 41.3% growth with 43,380 cars sold. Sales in the US are down 6.6% for the year, and sales in Europe are down 3.6%.

The XC60Volvo XC60Sweden, 2008 > present261 versions
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was the bestselling model worldwide with 10,757 sold; the V40Volvo V40 (modern) Gen.1Sweden, 2013 > present214 versions
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came in second with 10,683 sold; the V60Volvo V60Sweden, 2010 > present301 versions
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sold third best with 5,969 sold.

“We are very satisfied with the positive reception of our new products that are now reaching dealerships globally. We are confident that we are on the right track with our global transformation strategy,” says Alain Visser, head of sales at Volvo.