Europe behind the high delivery volumes for Volvo Trucks in February

Volvo Trucks deliveries in January and February 2007 totalled just over 15,000 vehicles, an increase of five percent compared with the same period last year. It is above all the strong delivery figures in Europe that have contributed to this increase.

On the European market, deliveries rose by 25 percent, totalling 8,284 trucks (6,604). Most noticeable is Eastern Europe which more than doubled in volume compared with the first two months of last year.

The expected effects of the implementation of stricter new exhaust emission requirements in North America are now becoming visible in the delivery statistics. North American deliveries amounted to 3,661 (5,284), which is a drop of 31 percent compared to the same period in 2006.

For South America, the positive trend continued with deliveries totalling 1,060 (769) for the first two months of 2007. Asia and the Middle East also show an increase in deliveries of 17 and 16 per cent respectively.