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Volvo Cars’ sales volumes drop 7% in November-January period in challenging market

By Thomson Reuters Feb 4, 2026 | 2:24 AM

COPENHAGEN, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Sweden-based Volvo Cars sold 177,830 cars in the November-January ‍period, down 7% from the same period a year earlier, it said on Wednesday.

Volvo Cars, which is majority-owned by China’s ‌Geely Holding, said ‌in a statement sales volumes for fully electric models rose 13% to account for 24% of all ​cars sold in the period.

Meanwhile, sales of electrified ‍cars as a ​whole, also including plug-in ​hybrids, were down 2%.

“Sales figures ‍from the past three months highlight a challenging market across regions with continued pricing and competitive pressures, further ‍worsened by unfavourable regulatory developments in the U.S.,” Volvo Cars said.

Shares in ‍the ‍company, which is ​due to publish its ​earnings ⁠report for 2025 on ‌Thursday. were up 1.5% in early trade.

In the full year 2025, sales volumes dropped 7%.

(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen, editing by ⁠Anna Ringstrom)