Car sales slide at Volvo on weaker EV demand

Sales at Volvo Car Group fell sharply in June, the automaker said on Wednesday, as weaker demand for electric vehicles weighed heavily on the Swedish brand.

  • Volvo Car Ab B
  • 02 July 2025 12:36:14

Source: Sharecast

A total of 62,858 cars were sold worldwide in June, down 12% year-on-year. Sales fell in all regions, including a 14% slide in Europe, its biggest market, and a 7% decline in the US.

In China, sales eased 3% to 8,627. Volvo Cars, which is listed in Stockholm, is majority owned by China’s Geely.

Sales of electrified models, which includes fully electric and plug-in hybrids, slid 19%. EVs accounted for 44% of all Volvo cars sold in June.

The biggest falls in EV sales were seen in China and Europe, where they were down 26% and 21% respectively.

It is the fourth consecutive month of falling sales volumes at Volvo Cars. In the year to date, the group has now sold 353,780 globally, down 9% on 2024.

In April, Volvo Cars withdrew earnings forecasts for the next two years in response to US president Donald Trump’s sweeping and often erratic global tariff regime.

Shortly afterwards it announced plans to cut around 3,000 jobs as it battles higher costs and falling demand for EVs alongside the heightened uncertainty in global trade.

Volvo Cars has its head office in Gothenburg, but its production plants are based in Sweden, Belgium, the US and China, where it has three sites. It also has a design centre in Shanghai.

Volvo Cars is entirely separate to fellow Stockholm-listed firm Volvo Group, which makes Volvo-branded trucks.

N/A

Isin: N/A
Exchange: N/A
Sell:
N/A
Buy:
N/A
Change:
Date:
Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes

Compare our accounts

If you're looking to grow your money over the longer term (5+ years), we have a range of investment choices to help.

Bank of Scotland is not responsible for the content and accuracy of the Markets News articles. We may not share the views of the author. Understand the risks, please remember the value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invest. We don't provide advice so if you are in any doubt about buying and selling shares or making your own investment decisions we recommend you seek advice from a suitably qualified Financial Advisor. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Important legal information

Bank of Scotland Share Dealing Service is operated by Halifax Share Dealing Limited. Halifax Share Dealing Limited. Registered in England and Wales No. 3195646. Registered Office: Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2RG. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, 12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN under number 183332. A Member of the London Stock Exchange and an HM Revenue & Customs Approved ISA Manager.

Logo Allfunds

The information contained within this website is provided by Allfunds Digital, S.L.U. acting through its business division Digital Look Ltd unless otherwise stated. The information is not intended to be advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any of the shares, companies or investment vehicles mentioned, nor is it information meant to be a research recommendation. This is a solution powered by Allfunds Digital, S.L.U. acting through its business division Digital Look Ltd incorporating their prices, data news, charts, fundamentals and investor tools on this site. Terms and conditions apply. Prices and trades are provided by Allfunds Digital, S.L.U. acting through its business division Digital Look Ltd and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

FE fundinfo Logo

Data provided by FE fundinfo. Care has been taken to ensure that the information is correct, but FE fundinfo neither warrants, represents nor guarantees the contents of information, nor does it accept any responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions or any inconsistencies herein. Past performance does not predict future performance, it should not be the main or sole reason for making an investment decision. The value of investments and any income from them can fall as well as rise.

Refinitiv Logo

© 2025 Refinitiv, an LSEG business. All rights reserved.