In full-year 2025, Volvo worldwide car sales were lower, with China the top market and the XC60 the best-selling global model.
2025 (January to December): Volvo Cars’ global sales contracted by 7% to 710,042 deliveries worldwide. China, followed by the US, UK, Germany, and Sweden, were the five largest markets for Volvo in 2025. In 2025, the XC60 was the global top-selling Volvo model with sales of 230,655 cars (2024: 230,853), followed by the XC40/EX40, with total sales of 166,920 cars (2024: 173,890), and the XC90 at 103,217 cars (2024: 108,621).
Volvo Cars Sales Worldwide by Energy Type in 2025
Volvo Cars´ worldwide sales by fuel or energy type in 2025 were as follows:
| VOLVO | Sales 2025 | Sales 2024 | Change |
| Worldwide Total | 710,042 | 763,389 | -7% |
| Electrified models | 323,294 | 352,787 | -8% |
| – Fully electric | 151,830 | 175,194 | -13% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 171,464 | 177,593 | -3% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 386,748 | 410,602 | -6% |
Volvo Cars´ Sales Worldwide by Top Markets in 2025
Volvo Cars´ global sales by major region and type in 2025 were as follows:
| Region & Type | Sales 2025 | Sales 2024 | Change |
| Europe | 332,667 | 369,685 | -10% |
| Electrified Models | 207,705 | 240,425 | -14% |
| – Fully electric | 103,608 | 133,070 | -22% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 104,097 | 107,355 | -3% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 124,962 | 129,260 | -3% |
| China | 149,549 | 156,370 | -4% |
| Electrified models | 26,966 | 15,766 | 71% |
| – Fully electric | 2,342 | 4,349 | -46% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 24,624 | 11,417 | 116% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 122,583 | 140,604 | -13% |
| US | 121,607 | 125,243 | -3% |
| Electrified models | 33,087 | 42,902 | -23% |
| – Fully electric | 10,708 | 5,608 | 91% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 22,379 | 37,294 | -40% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 88,520 | 82,341 | 8% |
| Other | 106,219 | 112,091 | -5% |
| Electrified models | 55,536 | 53,694 | 3% |
| – Fully electric | 35,172 | 32,167 | 9% |
| – Plug-in hybrid | 20,364 | 21,527 | -5% |
| Mild hybrids/ICE | 50,683 | 58,397 | -13% |
Global Worldwide Car Sales by Brand in 2025 (Full Year)
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Global worldwide sales by brand in 2025:
*NOTE: Car sales as reported by the respective car brands. “Sales” often refers to deliveries rather than sales and final registrations by the end consumer. Definitions may vary.
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales to customers in more than 100 countries. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, where it is traded under the ticker “VOLCAR B”.
“For life. To give people the freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way.” This purpose is reflected in Volvo Cars’ ambition to become a fully electric car maker and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
As of December 2024, Volvo Cars employed approximately 42,600 full-time employees. Volvo Cars’ head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars’ production plants are located in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The company also has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).
