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Mar 5th, 2024, 13:04 | #1 |
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Volvo cars February sales volume down 2% year-on-year
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Mar 5th, 2024, 16:19 | #2 |
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Lack of choice in range?
Dropping traditional estate models (in UK at least) possibly alienating core customer base? Nonsensical charge to full electrification when most of the world really aren't ready and consumers haven't bought into or want it yet? Over priced models such as forthcoming EX90? Poorly implemented (and developing) AAOS system? Lack of options in range prefer the BMW model where you pick packs with Volvo you'll end up with features you don't want, or want to pay for? Just a few possibilities.
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Read into that what you will but without an actual UK market sales result we can only go with being lumped into the Euro sales.
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70% of sales in USA are still petrol, as are 95% of sales in China - will they really stop the sales of petrol cars completely in just 6 years? https://www.media.volvocars.com/glob.../sales-volumes |
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Most if not all of those increased sales by Volvo UK of the V60 and V60CC would have been to emergency services spec for police forces given Joe and Josephine Public can no longer order them.
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According to the sales figures for February China & USA each had sales of about 8000 cars, while Europe were about 27000 - so on those figures Europe is currently more important..
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European sales account for 53% of Volvo’s total car sales during Feb 24. China sales account for 16% (lower than normal due to the lunar new year) US sales also account for 16%. The European market is currently far larger than the US and China put together. Source: https://www.media.volvocars.com/glob...trified-models
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Just handing the estate market to the germans with VW, Skoda, BMW & Marc all keeping estates... |
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Volvo could end up a niche manufacturer shareholders demand return for investment how long before they boot out CEO if the gamble doesn't pay off. Petrol/Diesel aren't going anywhere soon the market is strong. Not looked in detail at the situation but this is a commercial environment sustainability (if you live in a parallel world where electric is sustainable) is second to maximixing shareholder return.
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