Volvo Group says that its trucks sales in February were some 26% down on last year at 12,272 vehicles.
Sales were down 23% in Western Europe, reflecting the region’s weak economy. North America sales were down a hefty 46% on what Volvo described as “ongoing realignment of production to current industry demand that began in the fourth quarter of 2012”.
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Group truck sales for the first two months are 24% down on last year at 23,063 units.
Volvo brand truck deliveries for South America increased 12% in February to 1,653 commercial vehicles. In Brazil, infrastructure investments continue to positively impact the overall market and deliveries of Volvo trucks increased 18% to 1,370 trucks in February.
