May Sales Report for Volvo Cars of North America
IRVINE, Calif., June 3 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) announces that sales are down 13.4% year-to-date compared to the same period during last years' record year. With 9,035 units sold in the United States and Canada during May, sales declined 31% for the month.
Total sales for the United States were 8,021 units. Volvo sales in Canada totaled 1,014 units, which represents a slight increase over May 2001.
VCNA provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to Volvo automobile retailers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
The 2002 Volvo automobile line includes the sporty S60, the flagship S80 luxury sedan, the versatile V70 wagon and rugged Cross Country, C70 Coupe and convertible, and the compact S40 and V40 models.
VCNA RETAIL SALES BY CAR LINE -- August '01 -- May 2002 MONTH-TO-DATE YEAR-TO-DATE 2002 2001 % 2002 2001 % UNITED STATES S40 1,062 2,719 -60.9% 5,744 10,026 -42.7% V40 200 386 -48.2% 1,114 1,430 -22.1% S60 3,092 3,361 -8.0% 16,339 14,020 16.5% S70 0 24 -100.0% 0 201 -100.0% V70 759 1,317 -42.4% 4,410 6,190 -28.8% V70 XC 1,418 1,931 -26.6% 7,434 7,868 -5.5% C70 369 520 -29.0% 1,565 2,238 -30.1% S80 1,121 1,833 -38.8% 6,407 8,719 -26.5% TOTAL 8,021 12,091 -33.7% 43,013 50,692 -15.1% CANADA S40 152 199 -23.6% 575 763 -24.6% V40 131 113 15.9% 376 485 -22.5% S60 322 320 0.6% 1,375 1,009 36.3% S70 0 1 -100.0% 0 7 -100.0% V70 160 148 8.1% 518 445 16.4% V70 XC 150 119 26.1% 820 551 48.8% C70 26 14 85.7% 55 62 -11.3% S80 73 93 -21.5% 270 280 -3.6% TOTAL 1,014 1,007 0.7% 3,989 3,602 10.7% NORTH AMERICA GRAND TOTAL 9,035 13,098 -31.0% 47,002 54,294 -13.4%