Volvo XC40 represents the positive note of the Swedish brand on the Italian market. The SUV of the Scandinavian brand in fact registered 10,160 units registered during the first 10 months of the year, thus establishing the absolute record in terms of license plates on an annual basis since its debut in our country, which took place in 2017 and already improving the a figure of 2020 which had seen 9,794 cars sold.
The primacy of the XC40 model is not an isolated factor. Also the XC60 medium SUV, thanks to the 4,267 XC60s registered to date (therefore in the first ten months of the year), it has already improved the result obtained in the whole of 2020, which had been 4,205 cars registered. In the case of XC60, the weight of the recharging hybrid versions is equal to 24% of the total and shows a growing trend. Therefore, expanding the perspective to the range, the 17,316 registrations collected by Volvo in the first ten months of this year mean + 17% compared to the same period of 2020. Taking into consideration the totality of the product lines, the weight of the electrified or electric models is equal to 36% of the total. The positive notes arrived for Volvo Car Italia with the final balance of October include a considerable market share equal to 1.5 per cent on the isolated month.
“What we achieved in October only underlines once more the favor that the Volvo product is meeting in Italy and the goodness of our offer,” comments Chiara Angeli, Head of Commercial Operations Volvo Car Italy. Which adds: “We are trying to preserve customers as much as possible by mitigating the effects of the production crisis that has hit the automotive industry and beyond. And the fact that not only our best seller XC40, with another two months ahead, has set the registration record for its launch in Italy and surpassed the excellent results achieved in the whole of 2020 gives us hope for a conclusion of the year. very positive. A scenario in which the continuous growth of electrified and electric cars must be noted, with plug-in hybrid models in the lead, which are now the first choice of many premium and business customers. “
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