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Volvo Cars reported global sales of 60,398 cars in May, up 31% compared with the same month last year. The company’s fullyelectric cars were the main contributor to the growth, rising 196% during the period to 10,826 units (). The share of fullyelectric cars stood at 18%.
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Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fullyelectric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. The company says it has already received “several thousands” of firm orders even before the formal start of sales.
The capacity increase comes as Volvo Cars also reports its full-year sales results for 2020, which showed a strong growth in demand for the company’s Recharge models. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019. In Europe, the share of Recharge cars of overall sales was 29%.
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Ford’s electrified vehicle portfolio achieved a new July sales record, while expanding Ford’s electrified presence in California. Ford’s electrified vehicle sales were up 57.5% on sales of 9,103 vehicles, with Mustang Mach-E and F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid leading the way with sales of 2,854 and 4,498, respectively.
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