Volvo Truck deliveries

Deliveries from Volvo Trucks decreased by 3 per cent between January and July. In total, 60,068 trucks were delivered compared to 62,141 in the same period last year. The reduction relates mainly to lower delivery volumes to Iran. Excluding this market, deliveries increased by eleven per cent.

In Western and Eastern Europe, deliveries increased by 10 per cent to a total of 27,996 vehicles (25,403). On the German and Italian markets, the number of delivered trucks increased by 18 per cent (2,619 vehicles) and 50 per cent (1,973 vehicles) respectively. In Eastern Europe too, there was considerable demand for Volvo trucks. In Poland and Russia, deliveries increased by 75 per cent (1,215 vehicles) and 96 per cent (1,205 vehicles) respectively.

In North America, the number of delivered trucks amounted to 21,734 (18,023), corresponding to an increase of 21 per cent. In the USA, there was a rise of 20 per cent, with 18,897 vehicles delivered (15,686).

In South America, however, deliveries dropped by 13 per cent to 4,164 trucks (4,807). In Asia excluding the Middle East, on the other hand, there was an increase of 2 per cent with deliveries totalling 2,095 trucks (2,058).