Volvo now sells cars in over 100 countries. Globally, we are a relatively small manufacturer with a market share of about 1-2% on our main markets. One exception, however, is Sweden, where roughly one in every five cars sold is a Volvo.
In 2005, Volvo Cars sold*a total of 443,947 cars, a reduction of about 3% compared with the previous year’s 456,224 cars. Our largest market is the USA, which accounted for 28% of the total sales volume in 2005. The US is followed by Sweden (12%), Britain (8.6%), Germany (7.9%) and Italy (4.6%).
Sales* in the ten leading markets
|
2005 |
2004 |
/– 2004 |
| USA |
123,575 |
139,155 |
– 11,2% |
| Sweden |
52,696 |
51,464 |
2,4% |
| Britain |
38,307 |
40,159 |
– 4,6% |
| Germany |
35,035 |
38,085 |
– 8,0% |
| Italy |
20,533 |
19,390 |
5,9% |
| Netherlands |
18,879 |
19,225 |
– 1,8% |
| Spain |
18,335 |
15,925 |
15,1% |
| Japan |
13,427 |
13,919 |
– 3,5% |
| Belgium |
12,638 |
12,929 |
– 2,3% |
| Canada |
11,651 |
11,135 |
4,6% |
*Sales = cars delivered to end customers
The markets that grew the most in 2005 were China (83%), Ireland (39%), Portugal (34%), South Africa (30%) and Greece (25%). In terms of volume, Spain and China accounted for the largest increases, with 2410 and 2177 more cars sold respectively.
Our best-selling model in 2005 was the Volvo XC90 with 85,994 sales, most going to the USA (35,974). This was followed by the Volvo V50 and S40 with 83,202 and 75,136 cars respectively.
Sold cars
|
2005 |
2004 |
/– 2004 |
| Volvo S40 |
75,136 |
53,085 |
41,5% |
| Volvo S60 |
62,528 |
73,121 |
– 14,4% |
| Volvo S80 |
27,568 |
32,985 |
– 16,4% |
| Volvo V50 |
83,202 |
47,743 |
74,0% |
| Volvo V70 |
70,156 |
74,656 |
– 6,0% |
| Volvo XC70 |
35,357 |
35,876 |
– 1,4% |
| Volvo XC90 |
85,994 |
84,032 |
2,3% |
| Volvo C70 Classic* |
3,246 |
7,012 |
– 53,0% |
| Others |
760 |
47,714 |
– 98,4% |
| Total |
443,947 |
456,224 |
– 2,8% |
*Production of Volvo C70 Classic ended in March 2005.