| The Ford Motor Company has recently posted | | | | the lineup of Volvo is their sedan, the Volvo |
| its sales figures for the first month of 2007 | | | | S40, which racked up 1,377 units sold but is |
| and it shows a sharp decline in the company's | | | | down by 30.3 percent compared to last year's |
| total sales from the different brands it | | | | 1,976 S40 sold. The Volvo V70, which is the |
| owns. | | | | company's entry in the estate car segment, |
| | | | managed to raise a sales figure of 257 units |
| One of the Ford Motor Company owned brands is | | | | sold down by 42.8 percent compared to last |
| the Sweden-based outfit known for their cars' | | | | year's figures. |
| safety - Volvo. The brand also posted its | | | | |
| sales figures in North America for January. | | | | But with the forthcoming release of an all |
| And just like its parent company, the brand | | | | new version of the Volvo V70, the company is |
| also posted a decrease in their number of | | | | determined to halt the downward slide of |
| units sold for that same period. Their sales | | | | their sales figures. The much heralded Volvo |
| in North America which includes the markets | | | | V70 is what the company hopes to use as a |
| of US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico is | | | | Volvo clutch that would connect all the |
| down by 11 percent compared to the same | | | | potential of the company to the consumers |
| period last year. All in all, Volvo has sold | | | | just like how the clutch connects the engine |
| 8,268 units in all these territories. | | | | and the transmission. The estate car will be |
| | | | released to the market this year by Volvo in |
| In the US market, they only managed to sell | | | | its bid to turn around its decreasing sales |
| 7,819 units last month which is lower than | | | | figures. The Volvo V70 will help the |
| their output last year by 12 percent. That | | | | award-winning C30 to propel the company to a |
| figure also includes the sales made by the | | | | profitable future by latching on to the |
| company in Puerto Rico. Lower sales figures | | | | younger buyer base that they hope will be |
| were also posted in Canada where the company | | | | loyal to the company's cars. |
| sold 571 vehicles - marking a 4.5 percent | | | | |
| decrease compared to that of January 2006. | | | | The continuing drop off in the number of |
| While in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, | | | | vehicles being sod by the brand is a |
| their sales have dropped, their market in | | | | continuing ordeal for its parent company |
| Mexico is growing which is evident in the | | | | which is slowly being overtaken by Toyota, |
| 15.5 percent increase in their sales at the | | | | sliding it to third largest car manufacturer |
| said territory having sold 238 units there. | | | | in the US. But with the expected turn around |
| While the sales in the US market is declining | | | | due to the interest that the public is |
| as also in Canada, their performance in | | | | showing in the newer models of the brand |
| Mexico shows that the company is doing | | | | under its name like Volvo, it seems that the |
| something right in terms of developing and | | | | company will finally be back in its winning |
| producing cars. | | | | form. |
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| In the US, the most popular car in the | | | | The figures showing the decrease in the |
| safety-oriented car maker's lineup is the | | | | company's sales figures are released by Volvo |
| Volvo XC90 which shows that the SUV market is | | | | Cars of America, LLC which is a subsidiary of |
| still alive and well in the US market. The | | | | Volvo Car Corporation that is based in |
| Volvo XC90 posted a sales number of 2,382 | | | | Gothenburg, Sweden. The North American arm |
| making it barely missing their mark set last | | | | of the company is based in Irvine, |
| year at 2,390 units. The next best-seller in | | | | California. |