Volvo Cars of North America Reports October Sales
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IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2006 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) announces sales of 8,395 units* for October, representing a decrease of 3.6 percent compared to the same period last year.
Overall, Volvo sales in North America (United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico) were 9,200 units -- down 7.4 percent for the month. Volvo Canada sales were 588 units and 217 units were sold at Volvo 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 the first quarter of 2007.
* U.S. sales include Puerto Rico
VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
01-Nov-06
Retail Sales by Model
UNITED STATES
October* Year-to-Date*
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 4 n/a
All New S40 2,136 1,900 12.4% 20,895 21,456 -2.6%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 8 n/a
V50 363 437 -16.9% 3,539 4,937 -28.3%
S60 1,724 1,484 16.2% 22,131 21,575 2.6%
V70 377 448 -15.8% 4,991 6,443 -22.5%
XC70 895 1,132 -20.9% 11,346 12,378 -8.3%
C70 0 10 -100.0% 11 1,429 -99.2%
New C70 501 n/a n/a 3,046 n/a n/a
S80 69 705 -90.2% 5,217 9,026 -42.2%
XC90 2,330 2,590 -10.0% 27,095 29,396 -7.8%
USA TOTAL 8,395 8,706 -3.6% 98,271 106,652 -7.9%
CANADA
October Year-to-Date
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
All New S40 93 159 -41.5% 1,227 1,787 -31.3%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
V50 51 86 -40.7% 608 914 -33.5%
S60 87 192 -54.7% 1,815 1,947 -6.8%
V70 39 67 -41.8% 810 912 -11.2%
XC70 133 132 0.8% 1,724 1,822 -5.4%
C70 0 0 n/a 0 7 n/a
New C70 28 n/a n/a 207 n/a n/a
S80 2 45 -95.6% 246 287 -14.3%
XC90 155 271 -42.8% 2,179 2,257 -3.5%
CANADA TOTAL 588 952 -38.2% 8,816 9,933 -11.2%
MEXICO
October Year-to-Date
2006 2005 % 2006 2005 %
Volvo Model
S40 0 0 n/a 0 3 -100.0%
All New S40 91 135 -32.6% 1,049 1,362 -23.0%
V40 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
V50 1 5 -80.0% 20 59 -66.1%
S60 31 34 -8.8% 326 385 -15.3%
V70 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a
XC70 0 0 n/a 7 18 -61.1%
C70 0 0 n/a 0 6 n/a
New C70 11 n/a n/a 44 n/a n/a
S80 1 11 -90.9% 16 95 -83.2%
XC90 82 88 -6.8% 772 984 -21.5%
MEXICO TOTAL 217 273 -20.5% 2,234 2,912 -23.3%
NAFTA TOTAL 9,200 9,931 -7.4% 109,321 119,497 -8.5%
* U.S. totals include Puerto Rico
