Volvo Cars reported global sales of 61,686 cars in October, up 3 per cent compared to the same period last year. The sales increase was primarily driven by the strong performance of electrified models in Europe. Sales in the US and China declined, but the performance of the electrified range was solid.
The company’s sales of electrified models – fully electric and plug-in hybrid models – grew 40 per cent compared to the same period last year and accounted for 48 per cent of all cars sold during October. The share of fully electric cars constituted 22 per cent of all cars sold for the month.
The total sales for the period of January through October amounted to 622,608 cars globally, an increase of 9 per cent compared to the same period 2023.
In Europe, sales reached 30,167 cars in October, up 21 per cent compared to the same period last year. The sales of Volvo Cars’ electrified models increased by 46 per cent compared to the same period last year, and the share of electrified models accounted for 66 per cent of all cars sold in Europe during October.
Sales in the US decreased 17 per cent in October, totalling 9,360 cars. However, sales of electrified models increased 18 per cent compared to the same period last year, with plug-in hybrid models increasing 67 per cent.
Volvo Cars’ sales in China reached 13,502 cars, down 10 per cent compared to October 2023. Sales of electrified models – fully electric and plug-in hybrid models – stood at 1,436 sold cars, an increase of 23 per cent compared to the same period last year.
In October, the Volvo XC60 was the top-selling model with sales of 19,846 cars (2023: 20,212), followed by the XC40/EX40, with total sales of 14,088 cars (2023: 17,022) and the XC90 at 8,517 cars (2023: 7,961).
| October | October | Jan-Oct | Jan-Oct | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
| Europe | 30 167 | 24 892 | 21% | 304 586 | 233 661 | 30% |
| Electrified Models | 19 976 | 13 663 | 46% | 198 621 | 138 989 | 43% |
| – Fully electric | 9 830 | 7 009 | 40% | 113 290 | 59 775 | 90% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 10 146 | 6 654 | 52% | 85 331 | 79 214 | 8% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 10 191 | 11 229 | -9% | 105 965 | 94 672 | 12% |
| China | 13 502 | 15 041 | -10% | 126 539 | 138 969 | -9% |
| Electrified models | 1 436 | 1 166 | 23% | 11 418 | 12 298 | -7% |
| – Fully electric | 241 | 237 | 2% | 3 199 | 2 768 | 16% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 1 195 | 929 | 29% | 8 219 | 9 530 | -14% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 12 066 | 13 875 | -13% | 115 121 | 126 671 | -9% |
| US | 9 360 | 11 296 | -17% | 98 907 | 103 421 | -4% |
| Electrified models | 3 574 | 3 041 | 18% | 33 336 | 29 387 | 13% |
| – Fully electric | 571 | 1 240 | -54% | 4 326 | 12 083 | -64% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 3 003 | 1 801 | 67% | 29 010 | 17 304 | 68% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 5 786 | 8 255 | -30% | 65 571 | 74 034 | -11% |
| Other | 8 657 | 8 632 | 0% | 92 576 | 92 968 | 0% |
| Electrified models | 4 909 | 3 473 | 41% | 43 269 | 33 897 | 28% |
| – Fully electric | 2 798 | 2 003 | 40% | 26 176 | 16 492 | 59% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 2 111 | 1 470 | 44% | 17 093 | 17 405 | -2% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 3 748 | 5 159 | -27% | 49 307 | 59 071 | -17% |
| Total | 61 686 | 59 861 | 3% | 622 608 | 569 019 | 9% |
| Electrified models | 29 895 | 21 343 | 40% | 286 644 | 214 571 | 34% |
| – Fully electric | 13 440 | 10 489 | 28% | 146 991 | 91 118 | 61% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 16 455 | 10 854 | 52% | 139 653 | 123 453 | 13% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 31 791 | 38 518 | -17% | 335 964 | 354 448 | -5% |
