Volvo Canada Announces February Sales
TORONTO, ON (March 2, 2011) Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. today announced a sales increase of 2.7 percent in February with a total of 422 vehicles sold. Year-to-date sales are up 1.5 percent in Canada.
Sales of the all-new S60 sport sedan continue to improve with a 4.29 percent increase over January, while the top seller for the month of February was the XC60 crossover with an increase of 8.49 percent. The recent winner of a Canadian Black Book award for retained value, interest in the S80 luxury sedan continues to be strong with a 29.6 percent increase over January and a 118.8 percent jump from February 2010.
"This increase in sales demonstrates consumer interest in our strong portfolio of vehicles," says Jeff Pugliese, President & CEO, Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. "We look forward to continued growth this year, thanks to the introduction of 2012 models like the S60 T5."
Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. is part of the Volvo Car Corporation of Göteborg, Sweden. The company provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to the 41 Volvo automobile retailers across the country. The company's product range includes the stylish and sporty C30, the elegant C70 hardtop convertible, the S40 sedan and the S80 flagship sedan. For customers looking for a vehicle with all-road capability, Volvo offers the versatile XC60, XC70 and XC90. Volvo Canada has also recently expanded its line-up to include the new-for-2011 S60 sport sedan with optional Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake.
