The V40 was the result of a joint-venture between Volvo Cars and Mitsubishi; the two companies built their own series of cars on a common technical platform side by side in the Dutch NedCar plant.
Full-year global sales of 427,840 cars, up 1.4 per cent versus 2012 - December sales up 11.7 per cent - Year-on-year growth for six consecutive months - Volvo XC60 best-selling model in 2013 with best sales year ever