Volvo Cars' global sales up 3 per cent in October
Volvo Cars reported global sales of 61,686 cars in October, up 3 per cent compared to the same period last year. The sales increase was primarily driven by the strong performance of electrified models in Europe. Sales in the US and China declined, but the performance of the electrified range was solid. The company's sales of electrified models – fully electric and plug-in hybrid models – grew 40 per cent compared to the same period last year and accounted for 48 per cent of all cars sold during October. The share of fully electric cars constituted 22 per cent of all cars sold for
