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Volvo Posts Fourteen Months of Consecutive Double Digit Sales Growth

Volvo Posts Fourteen Months of Consecutive Double Digit Sales Growth

 

ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (Sept. 1, 2016) - Volvo Car USA, LLC, (VCUSA) reported U.S. sales of 7,682 vehicles, a 30.9 percent increase versus August 2015 and marking the fourteenth consecutive month the company posted double digit sales growth. Year-to-date sales are up 29.5 percent year-over-year.

 

Sales for the month of August were led by the award-winning XC90 luxury SUV with 2,859 vehicles sold. The XC60 followed in the second spot with 1,847 vehicles sold.

 

“In addition to strong XC90 sales, we are now seeing the first S90 sedans starting to arrive to our dealerships,” said Lex Kerssemakers, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA. “Today also marks the start of our national advertising campaign for S90, ‘Song of the Open Road’ which will continue the momentum on our transformation journey.”

 

Volvo is implementing a sweeping $11 billion transformation plan that has involved the development of its own modular vehicle architecture, a new engine range, global manufacturing capability, a completely renewed product range and world leading developments in safety, autonomous driving and connectivity.

 

For sales by model click here:  https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us/corporate/sales-volumes

 

About Volvo

Volvo Car USA, LLC, (www.volvocars.com/us) is a subsidiary of Volvo Car Group of Gothenburg, Sweden. VCUSA provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to Volvo automobile retailers in the United States. For more information please refer to the VCUSA media website at: http://www.media.volvocars.com/us.

 

 

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Contact: Laura Venezia 201-767-4834 laura.venezia@volvocars.com 

 

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