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Volvo Cars posts record March sales
Date:
04/04/2024 14:03
Volvo Cars' sales rose 25% in March from a year earlier to 78,970 cars, reaching an all-time high for global sales in a single month, the Sweden-based group said on Thursday.
Volvo Cars, majority-owned by China's Geely Holding, said in a statement sales of fully electric cars were up 43% and accounted for 23% of all sales globally in the month. Shares in the company rose 4% in early trade on Stockholm's stock exchange.
Total sales in Europe, Volvo Cars' biggest market, grew 33%, with sales of fully electric cars increasing 66% from a year ago. In the United States, total sales rose 50%, while sales of fully electric cars declined 66%.
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