April 2017: Volvo Car USA, LLC

[William Maley]

Volvo Announces April Sales

ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (May 2, 2017) - Volvo Car USA, LLC, (VCUSA) reported U.S. sales of 7,121 vehicles for the month of April, a 15.4 percent increase versus April 2016.
 
The top seller for the month was the XC90 with 2,349 vehicles sold, followed by the XC60 with 2,046 vehicles sold, a 40.5 percent increase versus April 2016.
 
“We continue to face strong global demand on XC90,” said Lex Kerssemakers, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA. “We are just starting to see the first signs of improved availability in the US market, which will progressively increase throughout the year.”
 
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.  

Models	April 2017	April 2016	%	Year To Date 2017	Year To Date 2016	%
S60	982	859	14.3 %	3,890	3,347	16.2 %
S60 CC	20	62	-67.7 %	60	209	-71.3 %
S80	0	47	-	-	193	-
S80	2	0	100.0 %	5	0	100.0 %
S90	484	0	100.0 %	1,525	0	100.0 %
V60	401	213	88.3 %	962	940	2.3 %
V60 CC	349	146	139.0 %	786	547	43.7 %
V90 CC	478	0	100.0 %	613	0	100.0 %
XC60	2,046	1,456	40.5 %	5,782	5,102	13.3 %
XC70	10	377	-97.3 %	60	1,336	-95.5 %
All-New XC90	2,349	3,009	-21.9 %	6,917	10,856	-36.3 %
Total	7,121	6,169	15.4 %	20,600	22,530	-8.6 %

* I, II, III etc shows which generation the car model belongs to.

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