Total deliveries by market for the Volvo Group’s truck companies (Mack, Renault Trucks and Volvo Trucks):
| Delivered Units | Year-to-Date | Change | |
| Volvo Group | 2006 | 2005 |
|
| Europe | 104 598 | 92 936 | 13% |
| Western Europe | 89 228 | 81 809 | 9% |
| Eastern Europe | 15 370 | 11 127 | 38% |
| North America | 65 238 | 59 900 | 9% |
| South America | 10 700 | 10 490 | 2% |
| Asia | 11 160 | 23 455 | -52% |
| Middle East | 7 336 | 20 026 | -63% |
| Other Asia | 3 824 | 3 429 | 12% |
| Other markets | 9 354 | 7 828 | 19% |
| Total Volvo Group | 201 050 | 194 609 | 3% |
Mack
Deliveries from Mack through November totalled 34,135 units, up 2% from the corresponding period a year ago.
The pace of Mack's deliveries has slowed from earlier in the year, due to challenges stemming from its product renewal efforts, as well as long lead times in production at truck body companies and some softening in the residential construction market.
Deliveries by market area:
| Delivered Units | Year-to-Date | Change | |
| Mack | 2006 | 2005 |
|
| Europe |
| 1 |
|
| Western Europe |
| 1 |
|
| North America | 30 346 | 29 843 | 2% |
| South America | 2 474 | 2 278 | 9% |
| Asia | 75 | 121 | -38% |
| Middle East | 73 | 119 | -39% |
| Other Asia | 2 | 2 |
|
| Other markets | 1 240 | 1 141 | 9% |
| Total Mack | 34 135 | 33 384 | 2% |
Renault Trucks
Deliveries through November totalled 71,457 trucks, a rise of 7% compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries in Europe increased by 10%. In the rest of the world the deliveries continued to increase. However, reduced deliveries to the Middle East held back the total number of deliveries. Excluding the Middle East, the deliveries of trucks improved by 12%.
The best sold models were the Renault Premium (+24%) and the Renault Mascott (+ 22%).
Deliveries by market area:
| Delivered Units | Year-to-Date | Change | |
| Renault Trucks | 2006 | 2005 |
|
| Europe | 60 268 | 54 656 | 10% |
| Western Europe | 53 794 | 49 796 | 8% |
| Eastern Europe | 6 474 | 4 860 | 33% |
| North America | 842 | 437 | 93% |
| South America | 1 112 | 947 | 17% |
| Asia | 4 423 | 6 841 | -35% |
| Middle East | 4 012 | 6 570 | -39% |
| Other Asia | 411 | 271 | 52% |
| Other markets | 4 812 | 3 651 | 32% |
| Total Renault Trucks | 71 457 | 66 532 | 7% |
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks’ deliveries during the period January-November amounted to 95,458 vehicles, up 1% compared with the year-earlier period. In Eastern Europe, the positive development continued, and deliveries increased by 42%, primarily in Russia and Poland. On the Russian market, the number of deliveries totalled 1,944 vehicles (1,071), which is an increase of 82%. There was also a 54% increase in Poland, where the number of delivered trucks was 1,918.
In North America, deliveries continued to rise. The number of delivered vehicles totalled 34,050, an increase of 15%.
Deliveries by market area:
| Delivered Units | Year-to-Date | Change | |
| Volvo Trucks | 2006 | 2005 |
|
| Europe | 44 330 | 38 279 | 16% |
| Western Europe | 35 434 | 32 012 | 11% |
| Eastern Europe | 8 896 | 6 267 | 42% |
| North America | 34 050 | 29 620 | 15% |
| South America | 7 114 | 7 265 | -2% |
| Asia | 6 662 | 16 493 | -60% |
| Middle East | 3 251 | 13 337 | -76% |
| Other Asia | 3 411 | 3 156 | 8% |
| Other markets | 3 302 | 3 036 | 9% |
| Total Volvo Trucks | 95 458 | 94 693 | 1% |
December 19, 2006
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Media Relations:
Bernard Lancelot, Renault Trucks, +33 4 72 96 27 59
Bob Martin, Mack, +1 (610) 709-2670
Claes Claeson, Volvo Trucks, +46 31-66 39 08
Investor Relations:
Joakim Wahlström, AB Volvo, +46 31 66 11 91
Christer Johansson, AB Volvo, +46 31 66 13 34