All-electric vehicles make up 15% of Volvo Cars October sales

All-electric vehicles make up 15% of Volvo Cars October sales

Volvo Cars reports having sold 54,317 cars in October, up 6.9% compared with the same month last year. The company’s line of Recharge models represented 36.8% of the sales last month, with fully electric vehicles accounting for 15% of total sales.

Volvo Cars’ U.S. sales for the month reached 9,478, up 8.9% compared with October last year, with Recharge models making up 26.7% of the total sales. European sales for October reached 22,030 cars, down 0.4% compared to last year. Sales of Recharge cars accounted for 64.9% of the total sales in the region during the month.

China sales increased by 36.7% in October to 15,048 cars compared to the same month last year, with Recharge models amounting to 6.1% of total sales.

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