In April 9,562 Volvo trucks were delivered, an increase of 13% compared with the same month last year.
In Europe 3,394 vehicles were delivered during April, down 3% compared with April 2012.
April deliveries in North America decreased 3% to 2,350 vehicles in comparison with the same period in 2012. However, deliveries were up 34% compared to the previous month.
Deliveries for South America increased 88% in April to 2,279 commercial vehicles. April deliveries in Brazil for Volvo Trucks increased 123% to 1,882 trucks compared with April 2012.
Deliveries by market area:
| Delivered Units |
April |
Change |
Year-to-date |
Change |
||
| Volvo |
2013 |
2012 |
2013 |
2012 |
||
| Europe |
3 394 |
3 510 |
-3% |
11 381 |
13 500 |
-16% |
| Western Europe |
2 169 |
2 197 |
-1% |
7 509 |
9 154 |
-18% |
| Eastern Europe |
1 225 |
1 313 |
-7% |
3 872 |
4 346 |
-11% |
| North America |
2 350 |
2 431 |
-3% |
6 323 |
8 929 |
-29% |
| South America |
2 279 |
1 210 |
88% |
7 576 |
5 674 |
34% |
| Asia |
1 051 |
829 |
27% |
3 701 |
3 472 |
7% |
| Other markets |
488 |
469 |
4% |
1 642 |
1 888 |
-13% |
| Total Volvo |
9 562 |
8 449 |
13% |
30 623 |
33 463 |
-8% |
| Medium duty (7-16t) |
142 |
148 |
-4% |
461 |
566 |
-19% |
| Heavy duty (>16t) |
9 420 |
8 301 |
13% |
30 162 |
32 897 |
-8% |
| Total Volvo |
9 562 |
8 449 |
13% |
30 623 |
33 463 |
-8% |
