MAHWAH, NJ (August 3, 2021) Volvo Car USA posted a July sales result of 11,575 cars sold, up 19.4 percent over 2020, representing 14 consecutive months of year-over-year growth and 13 consecutive months of double-digit growth for the brand. Year-to-date sales are up 42.3 percent, an increase of 22,377 cars sold in the same period last year.
The brand’s share of Recharge models – vehicles with fully electric or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains – held steady, accounting for 50.4 percent of sales in the state of California. Recharge models nationally represented 19.7 percent of total July sales in the United States.
With continued customer interest in its Recharge portfolio, last month Volvo Car USA announced a new collaboration with Electrify America. Together with an existing ChargePoint affiliation, Volvo’s pure electric vehicle customers will have access to thousands of public charging stations across America.
The Volvo Cars Americas region achieved an overall sales increase of 19.4 percent year-over-year with 9 percent growth in Canada and 31.4 percent growth in Latin America.
“After a record breaking first half of the year for Volvo Cars globally, we are proud of a strong start for the second half of 2021 in the United States,” said Anders Gustafsson, Senior Vice President, Volvo Car Americas and President and CEO, Volvo Car USA. “As we look to the remainder of the year, our focus continues to be not only on growing our volume but also preparing our customers for an electrified future.”
Media may visit www.media.volvocars.com/us for a breakdown of sales by model.
About Volvo Car USA
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.
