Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in August amounted to 7,109 vehicles. This was a decrease of 52% compared with the year-earlier period. In addition to continued low demand, deliveries for August were also affected by a prolonged vacation period.
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Total deliveries by market for the Volvo Group’s truck operations (Volvo Trucks, Mack, Renault Trucks, Nissan Diesel and Eicher).
|
Delivered Units
|
August
|
Change
|
Year-to-date
|
Change
|
|
Volvo Group
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
|
Europe
|
1 411
|
5 000
|
-72%
|
31 692
|
86 817
|
-63%
|
|
Western Europe
|
1 153
|
3 418
|
-66%
|
28 756
|
67 061
|
-57%
|
|
Eastern Europe
|
258
|
1 582
|
-84%
|
2 936
|
19 756
|
-85%
|
|
North America
|
1 267
|
1 901
|
-33%
|
10 133
|
19 884
|
-49%
|
|
South America
|
989
|
1 517
|
-35%
|
7 080
|
11 671
|
-39%
|
|
Asia
|
2 637
|
4 617
|
-43%
|
19 915
|
38 038
|
-48%
|
|
Middle East
|
204
|
1 157
|
-82%
|
3 742
|
10 685
|
-65%
|
|
Other Asia
|
2 433
|
3 460
|
-30%
|
16 173
|
27 353
|
-41%
|
|
Other markets
|
805
|
1 676
|
-52%
|
9 083
|
13 189
|
-31%
|
|
Total Volvo Group
|
7 109
|
14 711
|
-52%
|
77 904
|
169 599
|
-54%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Light duty (< 7t)
|
1 290
|
2 115
|
-39%
|
14 267
|
29 576
|
-52%
|
|
Medium duty (7-16t)
|
1 437
|
2 405
|
-40%
|
12 627
|
20 910
|
-40%
|
|
Heavy duty (>16t)
|
4 383
|
10 190
|
-57%
|
51 011
|
119 113
|
-57%
|
|
Total Volvo Group
|
7 109
|
14 711
|
-52%
|
77 904
|
169 599
|
-54%
|
(1) VE Commercial Vehicles Limited was consolidated (50%) into the Volvo Group 1 August 2008.
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September 15, 2009
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