2021 (Full Year) USA: Volvo Car Sales by Model

In 2021, Volvo Cars USA increased sales by 11% to 122,173 vehicles with the XC60 and the XC90 the top-selling models.

In 2021, Volvo Cars USA increased sales by 11% to 122,173 vehicles with the XC60 and the XC90 the top-selling models.
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In full calendar year 2021, Volvo Car USA sold 122,173 cars. The most popular Volvo models in the US in 2021 were the XC60 and the XC9, while Recharge models also gained popularity. In the larger Americas region, sales grew even faster at nearly 13%.

Volvo Car USA Sales in 2021

In 2021, Volvo sold 122,173 cars in the USA — a 10.9% increase over the 110,129 cars sold in 2020. Sales of SUVs increased strongly while sales of traditional passenger cars and wagons were sharply down.

Sales of Volvo’s Recharge models – vehicles with fully electric or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains – more than tripled, increasing 214.7 percent over 2020 with 22,820 cars representing 18.7 percent of total U.S. sales. In California, Recharge models accounted for 50 percent of Volvo Car USA’s sales in the state.

Volvo Car USA Sales by Model in 2021

Volvo car USA sales by model in 2021 were as follows:

Models20212020%
C40420new
S6010,55011,946-11.7 %
S906081,896-67.9 %
V604561,311-65.2 %
V60 CC2,5993,571-27.2 %
V90168279-39.8 %
V90 CC7091,019-30.4 %
XC4026,80223,77812.7 %
XC60 II41,58232,07829.6 %
XC9038,65734,25112.9 %
Total122,173110,12910.9 %

Volume was led by the XC60 luxury compact SUV with 41,582 cars sold, up 30 percent over 2020. The brand’s other SUV models also posted growth in 2021, maintaining their strong positions within the Volvo lineup. The XC90 and XC40 each saw 13 percent growth over 2020.

Volvo Car Americas Sales in 2021

Overall, the entire Volvo Car Americas region delivered sales growth in 2021, up 12.6 percent over 2020 with 149,551 cars sold.

Volvo Car Canada reported a year-over-year sales increase of 20.5 percent, with the same increase across Latin American markets. A total of 35,190 Recharge models were sold, 23.5 percent of total volume and a 194.4 percent increase over 2020.

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2021 (Full Year)

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Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2021 (Full Year):

Note: Sales data as provided by manufacturers. Definitions may vary.

 About Volvo Car USA

Volvo Car USA LLC, 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.

About the author:

Henk Bekker

Henk Bekker is a freelance writer with over 20 years of experience in online writing. His best-selling cars website has been reporting car sales statistics since 2008 with classic car auction prices focusing on the most expensive automobiles sold at public auctions in the past decade. He also owns the travel websites European-Traveler.com and Lake Geneva Switzerland. Henk holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Finance from the University of London.