Volvo Cars had its best sales month ever in March, largely because of strong sales of its new EX30 battery-electric small SUV.
The automaker sold 78,970 cars in March, a rise of 25 percent compared to the same month last year. That is the most vehicles Volvo has sold globally in a single month in its 97-year history, the company said.
The previous record was 78,761 cars sold in December 2020.
The catalyst was the EX30. Volvo’s most affordable model, starting at €37,240 in Germany, accounted for 55 percent of the company’s 15,838-unit increase in sales last month compared with