Truck deliveries - December 2002
TRUCK DELIVERIES - december 2002 Deliveries from Volvo's truck operations, which includes Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, Inc. and Renault Trucks, declined by 1% for the month of December, compared with the same month last year. For the full year 2002, deliveries amounted to 157,133 trucks, an increase of 1% compared with 2001. In Europe, deliveries declined by 2% while North America posted a 5% increase compared with 2001. On a 12-month rolling basis, total order bookings for the truck brands was 3% higher than last year, with Europe at the same level and North America up 10%. Deliveries by market area: Delivered Units Year-to-Date Change Volvo Group 2002 2001 Europe 96,289 98,041 -2% Western Europe 87,486 90,460 -3% Eastern Europe 8,803 7,581 16% North America 36,515 34,645 5% South America 5,358 5,789 -7% Asia 9,144 6,603 38% Other markets 9,827 10,233 -4% Total Volvo Group 157,133 155,311 1% Mack Trucks, Inc. Deliveries by market area: Year-to-Date Change Delivered Units Mack Trucks Inc. 2002 2001 Europe 2 6 -67% Western Europe 2 n.a. Eastern Europe 6 n.a. North America 21,615 21,629 0% South America 619 1,169 -47% Asia 19 64 -70% Other markets 990 927 7% Total Mack Trucks Inc. 23,245 23,795 -2% Renault Trucks Deliveries by market area: Year-to-Date Change Delivered Units Renault Trucks 2002 2001 Europe 57,717 56,726 2% Western Europe 53,817 53,816 0% Eastern Europe 3,900 2,910 34% Asia 416 559 -26% Other markets 6,272 6,962 -10% Total Renault Trucks 64,405 64,247 0% Volvo Trucks Deliveries by market area: Year-to-Date Change Delivered Units Volvo Trucks 2002 2001 Europe 38,570 41,309 -7% Western Europe 33,667 36,644 -8% Eastern Europe 4,903 4,665 5% North America 14,900 13,016 14% South America 4,739 4,620 3% Asia 8,709 5,980 46% Other markets 2,565 2,344 9% Total Volvo Trucks 69,483 67,269 3% February 7, 2003 For further information, please contact: Bernard Lancelot, Renault Trucks, +33 4 72 96 27 59 Bob Martin, Mack Trucks, Inc. +1 (610) 709-2670 Claes Claeson, Volvo Truck Corporation, +46 31 66 39 08, +46 708-36 39 08 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/07/20030206BIT00860/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/07/20030206BIT00860/wkr0002.pdf