Volvo Cars’ global sales continued to grow in November and reached a total of 63,682 cars, up 8 per cent compared to the same month last year.
During the January-November period, Volvo Cars sold 632,701 cars globally which is a 17 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2022.
The share of Volvo Cars’ Recharge line-up of chargeable Volvo models ended at 36 per cent during the month of November. Recharge is the overarching brand name for all chargeable Volvo models with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. Sales of fully electric cars stood for 16 per cent of all Volvo cars sold globally.
European sales for November reached 26,407 cars, an increase of 2 per cent compared to the same period last year. The number of Recharge cars sold in the region came to 14 653 cars, which comprised 55 per cent of all cars sold in Europe in November.
Volvo Cars’ US sales amounted to 11,671 cars, up 26 per cent compared to the same month last year. Sales of Recharge cars grew 10 per cent and accounted for 26 per cent of all cars sold in US during November.
Sales in China grew 21 per cent during the month compared to November 2022 and reached a total of 15,178 sold cars. The number of Recharge models sold in China increased 21 per cent compared to the same period last year.
In November, the Volvo XC60 was the top-selling model with sales reaching 22,317 (2022: 15,586), followed by the XC40, with total sales at 16,672 cars (2022: 18,188 units), and XC90 at 9,860 cars (2022: 8,283 units).
November | November | Jan-Nov | Jan-Nov | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | Change | 2023 | 2022 | Change | |
| Europe | 26,407 | 25,960 | 2% | 260,068 | 214,006 | 22% |
| Recharge | 14,653 | 17,452 | -16% | 153,642 | 113,053 | 36% |
| – Fully electric | 6,781 | 8,365 | -19% | 66,556 | 35,111 | 90% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 7,872 | 9,087 | -13% | 87,086 | 77,942 | 12% |
| China | 15,178 | 12,580 | 21% | 154,147 | 145,372 | 6% |
| Recharge | 1,343 | 1,114 | 21% | 13,641 | 10,282 | 33% |
| – Fully electric | 264 | 197 | 34% | 3,032 | 2,222 | 36% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 1,079 | 917 | 18% | 10,609 | 8,060 | 32% |
| US | 11,671 | 9,233 | 26% | 115,092 | 90,927 | 27% |
| Recharge | 3,038 | 2,764 | 10% | 32,425 | 24,707 | 31% |
| – Fully electric | 840 | 1,076 | -22% | 12,923 | 6,176 | 109% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 2,198 | 1,688 | 30% | 19,502 | 18,531 | 5% |
| Other | 10,426 | 11,381 | -8% | 103,394 | 92,153 | 12% |
| Recharge | 3,914 | 3,624 | 8% | 37,811 | 25,484 | 48% |
| – Fully electric | 2,146 | 2,006 | 7% | 18,638 | 8,652 | 115% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 1,768 | 1,618 | 9% | 19,173 | 16,832 | 14% |
| Total | 63,682 | 59,154 | 8% | 632,701 | 542,458 | 17% |
| Recharge | 22,948 | 24,954 | -8% | 237,519 | 173,526 | 37% |
| – Fully electric | 10,031 | 11,644 | -14% | 101,149 | 52,161 | 94% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 12,917 | 13,310 | -3% | 136,370 | 121,365 | 12% |
SOURCE: Volvo Cars
