Strong deliveries in Europe from Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks’ deliveries during the period January-October amounted to 78,131 vehicles, down 8% compared with the year-earlier period. However, October did mark the single largest delivery volume ever in Europe with slightly more than 6,000 vehicles delivered.

European deliveries are so far this year up 21% of which Eastern Europe accounts for most of the increase, a rise of 86%.

Production disturbances in North America earlier in the year resulted in a large order backlog with long lead-times. To address the long lead times, Volvo Trucks has temporarily increased production rates at the New River Valley Plant as from the end of October until the end of January, when the production rate will be reduced to about the same level as it was before the temporary increase.