Volvo Cars begins the 12 months on a strong word as the corporate experiences its seventeenth month of consecutive progress. Global gross sales in January reached 53,402 automobiles, a rise of 10 per cent in contrast with the identical month final 12 months.

Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge fashions, with a totally electrical or plug-in hybrid powertrain, reached 19,171 automobiles for the month of January. Recharge automobiles accounted for 36 per cent of all automobiles bought globally, whereas the share of absolutely electrical automobiles was 17 per cent.

Sales in Europe grew 8 per cent in contrast with January 2023, reaching 23,141 bought automobiles. Volvo Cars’ Recharge line-up accounted for 60 per cent of all automobiles bought within the area in the course of the month. The share of absolutely electrical automobiles reached 32 per cent.

In China, gross sales reached 16,042 automobiles, a rise of 36 per cent in contrast with the identical interval final 12 months. Sales of Recharge automobiles resulted in 989 automobiles, a lower of 21 per cent in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months.

Sales within the US reached 7,716 automobiles, with Recharge automobiles accounting for twenty-four per cent of all automobiles bought in the course of the interval.

For January, the Volvo XC60 was the top-selling mannequin with gross sales reaching 18,011 automobiles (2023: 16,016 automobiles), adopted by the XC40 with whole gross sales of 12,628 automobiles (2023: 14,038 automobiles), and XC90 at 8,167 automobiles (2023: 7,438 automobiles).