The FINANCIAL -- Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in January amounted to 15 647 vehicles. This was an increase of 2% compared with the year-earlier period. Volvo Trucks’ deliveries for January rose 5% to 6,822 trucks, compared with the year-earlier period.

According to Volvo, in total, deliveries in Europe amounted to 2,961 trucks in January, up 6%, year-on-year. In  western Europe the deliveries decreased 3% due to continued uncertainty in terms of economic development.

In the Russian market, demand for trucks remained favorable and deliveries in January rose to 285 trucks, compared with January 2011 when 125 trucks were delivered. As a whole, deliveries in Eastern Europe increased 39% in January.

Deliveries in South America declined 18% to 1,042 trucks in January due to tougher emission standards starting January 1 2012, followed by lower demand and need for adapting production levels as planned.

In North America, January deliveries rose 15% to 1,582 trucks, year-on-year, despite the postponement of some deliveries due to a defective component supplied  to Volvo and several other North American manufacturers.  This impact is expected to continue in February, with recovery thereafter.  Underlying demand remains at a good level, driven primarily by the need to replace the industry’s aging highway truck population. 

Volvo is continuing to win over new customers with the fuel economy and performance of its proprietary engines and I-Shift automated manual transmission.

Deliveries in January totaled 1,593 vehicles, up 25% compared with year-earlier period. Though there are signs of improvement in the energy sector, the overall vocational truck segment remains weak, and Mack has compensated with a strong focus on sales of its Pinnacle highway models.Deliveries in January increased by 2% compared to the same period last year. The French assembly plants where the Renault Trucks are produced adapted their production rate to the market level without having to introduce any short time weeks.In total 1,726 UD Trucks were delivered in January, down 17% compared with the year-earlier period.

In Japan, the number of deliveries including light-duty was 599 units, decreased by 49% compared with the year-earlier period. This is due to the end of contract manufacturing of light-duty trucks for Nissan Motor at the end of January, 2011.

Excluding the light-duty trucks produced for Nissan Motor within the collaboration framework, deliveries this year increased by 50%.

In South East Asia, deliveries to Indonesia rose by 102%.

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