Volvo Cars global sales continued to grow at a steady pace in April, up 7.4 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Sales in the January-April period stood at 217,855 cars, up 8.9 per cent compared with the same period last year.

The volume growth in April was led by continued strong demand for Volvo's award-winning SUV range, led by the XC60 and followed by the XC40 and XC90. Volvo's latest models, the V60 estate and the US-built S60 saloon, also contributed to the increased volumes.

China reported a strong sales growth of 16.8 per cent in April compared with the same period last year. Total sales in the region reached 12,192 cars during the month. The growth was on the back of high demand for the locally assembled XC60 and S90 models.

European sales in April grew 6.1 per cent to 27,963 cars, on the back of strong demand for the XC40, followed by the XC60 and the new V60 estate.

A detailed regional break-up of sales is given below.

	April			January-April
	2018	2019	Change	2018	2019	Change
Europe	26,360	27,963	6.1%	105,872	114,483	8.1%
China	10,442	12,192	16.8%	39,210	42,078	7.3%
US	8,333	8,367	0.4%	28,416	30,425	7.1%
Other	7,500	8,013	6.8%	26,544	30,869	16.3%
Total	52,635	56,535	7.4%	200,042	217,855	8.9%

In April, the XC60 was the top-selling model, with sales reaching 16,545 cars (2018: 14,840), followed by the XC40, with total sales at 10,801 cars (2018: 5,554 units), and the Volvo XC90 at 7,954 cars (2018: 7,241 units).

Photo credit: Volvo
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