Volvo Car USA Posts Eighth Straight Month Of Growth

September 4, 2019 by Volvo

•2.5 percent August YoY, 4.4 percent YTD

•9,194 sales in August; 68,109 YTD

•S60 sedan led relative gains with 58 percent boost

•Certified by Volvo pre-owned sales saw significant gains as well

ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (Sep 4, 2019) - Volvo Car USA LLC, (VCUSA) reported its eighth straight month of sales increases in the U.S. with 9,194 vehicles sold in August, an increase of 2.5 percent from the same period last year. Year-to-date VCUSA has sold 68,109 vehicles, an increase of 4.4 percent from the previous year.

The American-made S60 sedan saw the greatest percentage-increase in sales, 58, followed by the XC40, XC90 and XC60 SUVs, which were up 15, 13 and three percent, respectively, from last year.

'August was our eighth consecutive month of growth and represents our best year since 2007,' said Anders Gustafsson, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA and Senior Vice President Americas. 'Certified by Volvo sales also continued tremendous growth, up 30 percent year-to-date,' he added. 'In July Certified by Volvo was the fastest-growing Certified program in the US, according to independent data.'

August also saw the expansion of Care by Volvo, the company's popular vehicle subscription program. Now customers can use the updated Care by Volvo mobile app to subscribe to XC90, XC60 and V60 Cross Country, in addition to the XC40 and S60 models that initiated the program.