In 2018, Volvo sales in the USA increased by a fifth to 98,263 cars – the highest numbers in a decade. The XC60 was the top-selling Volvo model in the US.
In December 2018, Volvo Car USA, LLC, (VCUSA) reported U.S. sales of 8,826 vehicles – a decrease of 8.8% compared to December 2017. However, for the full year 2018, VCUSA sold 98,263 vehicles, an increase of 20.6 percent versus the previous year and the highest Volvo sales in the USA for a decade. Globally Volvo sold over 600,000 cars in 2018 for the first time ever in a year.
Volvo Sales by Model in the USA in 2018
Volvo sales in the USA per model in December 2018 and full year 2018 were as follows:
| Models | December 2018 | December 2017 | % | 2018 | 2017 | % |
| S60 | 25 | 1,071 | -97.7 % | 7,056 | 12,142 | -41.9 % |
| S60 II | 230 | 0 | 100.0 % | 254 | 0 | 100.0 % |
| S60 CC | 1 | 27 | -96.3 % | 273 | 312 | -12.5 % |
| S80 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – |
| S90 | 466 | 818 | -43.0 % | 6,967 | 8,640 | -19.4 % |
| V60 | 30 | 139 | -78.4 % | 1,333 | 2,251 | -40.8 % |
| V60 CC | 14 | 101 | -86.1 % | 2,930 | 2,118 | 38.3 % |
| V60 II | 2 | 0 | 100.0 % | 30 | 0 | 100.0 % |
| V90 | 52 | 23 | 126.1 % | 491 | 183 | 168.3 % |
| V90 CC | 146 | 307 | -52.4 % | 2,204 | 2,266 | -2.7 % |
| XC40 | 1,316 | 0 | 100.0 % | 12,427 | 0 | 100.0 % |
| XC60 | 0 | 217 | – | 264 | 15,532 | -98.3 % |
| XC60 II | 3,387 | 2,204 | 53.7 % | 32,425 | 6,984 | 364.3 % |
| XC70 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 74 | – |
| XC90 | 3,157 | 4,771 | -33.8 % | 31,609 | 30,996 | 2.0 % |
| Total | 8,826 | 9,679 | -8.8 % | 98,263 | 81,504 | 20.6 % |
* I, II, III etc shows which generation the car model belongs to.
The XC60 was the top-selling Volvo in the USA followed by the XC90. As with other manufacturers, traditional passenger cars generally struggled to find buyers in the USA in 2018.
“2018 proved to be our best year in a decade,” said Anders Gustafsson, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA. “This year brought Volvo Cars and our retailer partners many successes, but perhaps none more monumental than the opening of our first US factory in South Carolina, the production home of our all-new S60 sedan.”
Car Sales in the USA 2018 by Brand
- Audi
- BMW (including Mini)
- FCA (Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, Alfa Romeo, Fiat)
- Ford (including Lincoln)
- General Motors (GM including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC)
- Honda (including Acura)
- Hyundai (including Genesis)
- Kia
- Mazda
- Mercedes-Benz (Mercedes, AMG, Smart)
- Mitsubishi
- Nissan (including Infiniti)
- Subaru
- Toyota (including Lexus)
- Volkswagen
- Volvo
About Volvo USA
Volvo Car USA, LLC, (www.volvocars.com/us) is a subsidiary of Volvo Car Group of Gothenburg, Sweden. VCUSA provides marketing, sales, parts, service, technology and training support to Volvo automobile retailers in the United States.
