Volvo’s July North American Truck Deliveries Slip 11%
Volvo AB’s North American truck deliveries declined 11% in July from a year ago, the company said Aug. 30.
Deliveries of its Volvo and Mack brands fell to 3,943 trucks from 4,437 a year ago, Gothenberg, Sweden-based Volvo said in a statement.
Volvo AB, the parent company of Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks, also makes the Eicher, UD Trucks and Renault Trucks brands.
Volvo-brand truck deliveries dipped 1% to 2,350 trucks, while Mack’s fell 22% to 1,564.
Year-to-date North American deliveries are 20% below a year ago, at 24,853 units. A small number of Volvo’s Renault and UD Trucks brands made up the remainder of the North American tally.
Worldwide truck deliveries for all Volvo brands rose 3% in July to almost 16,900 units, led by a 45% jump in South America, to 2,460.
Heavy-duty trucks, which made up the majority, rose 5% worldwide, to 14,212.
Volvo brand July heavy-duty truck deliveries jumped 20% worldwide to 9,959 units, while Mack’s fell 25%, to 1,715.
