{"id":30781,"date":"2022-09-05T00:03:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T04:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=30781"},"modified":"2022-09-05T00:03:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T04:03:48","slug":"us-volvo-plugin-car-sales-august2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=30781","title":{"rendered":"US: Volvo Plug-In Car Sales Decreased By 30% In August 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volvo Cars reports almost a 24% decrease in car sales in the US in the month of August, to 8,136. That&#8217;s another significant decrease, after nearly 41% in July. Year-to-date, the company sold 65,589 cars, which is almost 24% less than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>The company has been clearly struggling with the vehicle supply for quite some time, explaining basically every time that demand remains robust.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, supply issues with plug-in models (<a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/volvo\/\">Volvo<\/a> Recharge) appears to be even bigger in the recent months, as we can see a much deeper decrease in sales.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a total of 1,380 plugs-in were sold, which is 30% less than a year ago (after a 58% decrease in July). Volvo Recharge models stand for 17% of the total Volvo volume.<\/p>\n<p>There is a hope that things will improve later this year, but as usual, there is no guarantee, especially considering how challenging the current economy is.<\/p>\n<p>Volvo plug-in car sales:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BEVs: 206 (down 71% year-over-year)<\/li>\n<li>PHEVs: 1,174 (down 8% year-over-year)<\/li>\n<li>Total Recharge: 1,380 (down 30% year-over-year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><a class=\"lightzoom\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/volvo-recharge-sales-in-the-us-august-2022.png\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/thumbnail\/volvo-recharge-sales-in-the-us-august-2022.png\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"941\" height=\"475\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>So far this year, Volvo sold in the US over 18,000 plug-in cars.<\/p>\n<p>Volvo plug-in car sales year-to-date in 2022:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BEVs: 4,111 (up 4% year-over-year)<\/li>\n<li>PHEVs: 14,135 (up 36% year-over-year)<\/li>\n<li>Total Recharge: 18,246 (up 27% year-over-year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For reference, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/559161\/us-volvo-plugin-sales-2021\/\">during 12-months of 2021, Volvo sold in the US over 22,000 plug-in cars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Volvo outlined a plan to gradually switch towards 100% electric cars globally by 2030 and <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/517390\/volvo-target-profitability-sales-ev\/\">increase sales to 1.2 million units annually<\/a>. By the way, the operating margin is expected to improve to 8-10 percent by mid-decade.<\/p>\n<p>The new 2023 model year lineup in the US already consists only of electrified models (mild hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid or all-electric), but the BEV offer is slim with just two models (XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge).<\/p>\n<p>Soon, Volvo is expected to introduce an all-new, all-electric models, based on a next-generation platform, which will be utilized also by Polestar. It should give Volvo a vital BEV-boost in 2023.<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22608060%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22US%3A%20Ford%20BEV%20Sales%20Quadrupled%20In%20August%202022%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22us-ford-bev-sales-august2022%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FAkkMxL%2Fs5%2Ffrom-left-ford-f-150-lightning-ford-e-transit-and-ford-mustang-mach-e.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22606844%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Volvo%20C40%20Recharge%20Disappoints%20In%20Moose%20Test%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22volvo-c40-recharge-moose-test%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F6ZZ7pX%2Fs5%2Fq5lcnl8kunw.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video_mstv\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/>  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volvo Cars reports almost a 24% decrease in car sales in the US in the month of August, to 8,136. That&#8217;s another significant decrease, after nearly 41% in July. Year-to-date, the company sold 65,589 cars, which is almost 24% less than a year ago. 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