Volvo Cars Sales Report for November in North America

2008 Volvo V70

Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reports sales in the United States of 8,243 units for November. Compared to the same period last year, this represents an 11 percent decrease.

Overall in North America (United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico), sales were 8,904 units representing a decrease of 11.1 percent. Volvo Canada sales were down 15.5 percent, with 454 units sold, while Volvo sales in Mexico trailed last year by 8.4 percent, selling 207 units.

Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA), based in Irvine, Calif., is a subsidiary of Volvo Car Corporation of Goteborg, Sweden. VCNA provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to Volvo automobile retailers in the United States, and oversees Volvo operations in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Volvo has been building cars with safety in mind for 80 years. The current 2008 model lineup of Volvo cars includes: the award-winning new S40 and its wagon counterpart the V50; the award-winning XC90; the sporty S60 sedan; the new Volvo C70 -- the convertible with the innovative retractable hardtop; the all-new Volvo S80; and the recently introduced: sporty C30, Volvo's two-door hatchback entry into a new segment, the sophisticated yet rugged all-new XC70 and the versatile all-new V70 wagon.

Source: Volvo