Total deliveries by market for the Volvo Group’s truck companies (Mack, Nissan Diesel, Renault Trucks and Volvo Trucks):
Delivered Units
| Year-to-Date
| Change
|
Volvo Group
| 2007
| 2006
|
|
Europe
| 71 388
| 68 663
| 4%
|
Western Europe
| 56 654
| 59 116
| -4%
|
Eastern Europe
| 14 734
| 9 547
| 54%
|
North America
| 16 643
| 41 954
| -60%
|
South America
| 7 881
| 6 612
| 19%
|
Asia
| 18 674
| 6 686
| 179%
|
Middle East
| 5 835
| 4 371
| 33%
|
Other Asia
| 12 839
| 2 315
| 455%
|
Other markets
| 9 784
| 5 739
| 70%
|
Total Volvo Group
| 124 370
| 129 654
| -4%
|
Historical truck deliveries for Nissan Diesel are available on: www.volvo.com -> investors -> truck deliveries.
Mack
Deliveries through July totaled 10,105, down 55% compared with the year-earlier period. As a result of the pre-buy in 2006, the significant number of pre-US’07 trucks remaining in dealer inventories, lower freight volumes so far this year, and weakness in the housing market, demand for heavy-duty trucks in North America continues to be low. Mack deliveries also remain impacted by the production disruptions associated with the transition to US’07 products and internal industrial optimization. While there have been delays in deliveries, customer response to the performance of the US’07 Mack trucks, particularly the new Mack MP series of engines, continues to be very positive.
Deliveries by market area:
Delivered Units
| Year-to-Date
| Change
|
Mack
| 2007
| 2006
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
|
Western Europe
|
|
|
|
Eastern Europe
|
|
|
|
North America
| 7 555
| 19 790
| -62%
|
South America
| 1 609
| 1 683
| -4%
|
Asia
| 122
| 67
| 82%
|
Middle East
| 108
| 66
| 64%
|
Other Asia
| 14
| 1
| 1300%
|
Other markets
| 819
| 724
| 13%
|
Total Mack
| 10 105
| 22 264
| -55%
|
Renault Trucks
Deliveries through July totaled 44,196 trucks, down 7% compared with the year-earlier period, still due to lack of the light duty truck Renault Mascott in Euro 4 version until June this year. So far this year, about 1,400 Renault Mascott have been delivered, compared to 8,400 last year. Excluding Renault Mascott, deliveries from Renault Trucks increased by 10%.
Deliveries by market area:
Delivered Units
| Year-to-Date
| Change
|
Renault Trucks
| 2007
| 2006
|
|
Europe
| 38 111
| 40 667
| -6%
|
Western Europe
| 33 335
| 36 543
| -9%
|
Eastern Europe
| 4 776
| 4 124
| 16%
|
North America
| 280
| 430
| -35%
|
South America
| 655
| 765
| -14%
|
Asia
| 2 361
| 2 408
| -2%
|
Middle East
| 2 126
| 2 189
| -3%
|
Other Asia
| 235
| 219
| 7%
|
Other markets
| 2 789
| 3 052
| -9%
|
Total Renault Trucks
| 44 196
| 47 322
| -7%
|
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks’ deliveries during the period January-July amounted to 54,258 vehicles, down 10% compared with the year-earlier period. In markets outside North America, deliveries increased by 21%. The strong trend continues in Eastern Europe, where the increase for the period was a full 84%. The increase in other market areas in various parts of the world shows that demand for transportation is currently very strong. South America rose by 24% and Asia by 21%.
The sharp decrease in North America is attributable in part to weak demand during the first two quarters of 2007, after the new exhaust rules became effective on January 1, 2007. Deliveries were also affected by production disruptions at the US plant in New River Valley, Virginia, in connection to the introduction of trucks with the new engine generation and an internal industrial optimization.
Deliveries by market area:
Delivered Units
| Year-to-Date
| Change
|
Volvo Trucks
| 2007
| 2006
|
|
Europe
| 33 277
| 27 996
| 19%
|
Western Europe
| 23 319
| 22 573
| 3%
|
Eastern Europe
| 9 958
| 5 423
| 84%
|
North America
| 7 903
| 21 734
| -64%
|
South America
| 5 184
| 4 164
| 24%
|
Asia
| 5 077
| 4 211
| 21%
|
Middle East
| 2 672
| 2 116
| 26%
|
Other Asia
| 2 405
| 2 095
| 15%
|
Other markets
| 2 817
| 1 963
| 44%
|
Total Volvo Trucks
| 54 258
| 60 068
| -10%
|
Nissan Diesel
Nissan Diesels deliveries during the period April-July amounted to 15,811 vehicles.
Historical truck deliveries for Nissan Diesel are available on:
http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/investors/deliveries_market_shares/
Delivered Units
| April 1-to-Date
| Change
|
Nissan Diesel
| 2007
| 2006
|
|
Europe
| 0
| -
| n.a
|
Western Europe
| 0
| -
| n.a
|
Eastern Europe
| 0
| -
| n.a
|
North America
| 905
| -
| n.a
|
South America
| 433
| -
| n.a
|
Asia
| 11 114
| -
| n.a
|
Middle East
| 929
| -
| n.a
|
Other Asia
| 10 185
| -
| n.a
|
Other markets
| 3 359
| -
| n.a
|
Total Nissan Diesel
| 15 811
|
|
|
August 30, 2007
For reporters who want more information, please contact
Media Relations:
Bernard Lancelot, Renault Trucks, +33 (0)4 72 96 58 89
John Walsh, Mack, +1 610 7092560
Claes Claeson, Volvo Trucks, +46 31-66 39 08
Investor Relations:
Christer Johansson, AB Volvo, +46 31 66 13 34
Patrik Stenberg, AB Volvo, +46 31 66 13 36
