{"id":30736,"date":"2022-09-03T12:03:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T16:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=30736"},"modified":"2022-09-03T12:03:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T16:03:38","slug":"volvo-august-sales-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=30736","title":{"rendered":"Volvo Cars August sales down 4.6% year-on-year | Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HELSINKI \u2014 Sweden&#8217;s <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/volvo\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:0;\">Volvo<\/a> Cars saw its August sales fall by 4.6% year-on-year to 43,666 vehicles as the global semiconductor shortage and other disruptions continued to hurt deliveries, the Swedish car maker said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Demand remained good, but the component shortages as well as power cuts and COVID-19 outbreaks in <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/china\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:1;\">China<\/a> interrupted output, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Volvo Cars on Thursday said it would temporarily close its plant in the Chinese city of Chengdu due to local coronavirus restrictions and that a second facility had also been affected by recent lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s shares traded down 0.7% at 0737 GMT, lagging a 1% rise in Stockholm&#8217;s benchmark index.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Reporting by Essi Lehto, editing by Terje Solsvik)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n <lite-youtube videoid=\"MuYmL697AX8\" data-thumbnail=\"\"\/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HELSINKI \u2014 Sweden&#8217;s Volvo Cars saw its August sales fall by 4.6% year-on-year to 43,666 vehicles as the global semiconductor shortage and other disruptions continued to hurt deliveries, the Swedish car maker said in a statement. 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