Volvo Car USA Closes First Half Of 2019 With Best Performance In 12 Years

ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (July 2, 2019) - Volvo Car USA LLC, (VCUSA) reported U.S. sales of 9,934 vehicles for the month of June, an increase of 0.7 percent from the same period last year. Year-to-date VCUSA has sold 50,120 vehicles, an increase of 5.2 percent from the previous year.

'The first half of 2019 was Volvo's best U.S. performance in 12 years. June was a great month, topping a monthly record set back in June 2006.' said Anders Gustafsson, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA & Senior Vice President Americas.

The XC90 was popular in June, posting the best sales month of 2019 at 3,475 cars sold, a 7.6 percent increase versus June 2018. The S60 and V60 saw the largest year-over-year gains, with S60 growing 184 percent and V60 growing 113 percent.

The America's region, which includes the United States, Canada and Latin America, also showed growth in June. Sales for the entire region were up 1.9 percent for the month; posting a 6.3 percent year-over-year gain.

'The first half of 2019 showed great momentum for sales and fantastic progress on new services for customers.' Added Gustafsson. 'Tow for Life and Accident Advisor joined our Volvo Lifetime Replacement Parts & Labor Warranty earlier this year. These services are designed to make life less complicated for our customers and have shown strong early success.'

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