OREANDA-NEWS. Volvo Cars posted a 2.4 per cent increase in retail sales for the month of September, selling 45,539 cars globally. Europe and the US market were the growth drivers, driven by continued high demand for Volvo’s XC60 and XC90 models.

Retail sales in Europe as a whole were up by 2.2 per cent to a total of 25,403 cars, with growth led by Sweden where Volvo reported a 14.9 per cent increase in September and a market share close to 21 per cent. The United Kingdom was Volvo’s biggest market globally in September with 7,402 retail sold cars.

The United States reported 5,527 retail sales, up 18.4 per cent versus the same month last year. The growth was driven by the new Volvo XC90 as well as the best-selling XC60 model.

Sales in China reached 6,957 cars, where the locally produced Volvo XC60 is growing in demand. The decline in China reflects a general slowdown in the Chinese economy which has affected the overall car market.

“Our growth in Europe and the US reflects the positive customer reception of the new Volvo XC90 while at the same time the XC60 is about to achieve a new all-time high performance”, said Alain Visser, Senior Vice President Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Volvo Cars. “This is very encouraging in the planning for the continued roll out of our model renewal”.