Strong start to the year for Volvo Car Ireland.
Strong start to the year for Volvo Car Ireland.
- Volvo Car Ireland registers 536 cars in January 2025, highest number since 2008.
- Volvo finishes the month as the No. 1 premium brand for electric vehicles.
- The EX30 is the bestselling electric vehicle in the premium sector.
- 43% of deliveries were electric vehicles.
- Plug-in hybrid deliveries have doubled year-on year.
Volvo Car Ireland announces that it has registered 536 cars in January 2025, the highest number recorded since 2008, and has doubled year-on-year, from January 2024.
The XC60 was once again the top performer for the month, followed very closely by one of our newest models, the all-electric EX30 (pictured above). Not only has the EX30 quickly climbed to become one of Volvo’s most popular models in Ireland, but it also finished the month as the best-selling electric vehicle in the premium segment.
Launching little over a year and a half ago, The EX30 embodies everything that you would expect of Volvo but in a smaller package. It is designed to have the smallest CO2 footprint of any Volvo car to date, and to make people’s lives safer, more convenient, and more enjoyable through cutting-edge technology and Scandinavian design.
Electric sales were particularly robust for the month, representing 43% of the share. In fact, Volvo Car Ireland finished the month as the no.1 premium brand for electric car sales.
Currently there are four electric cars available for sale in Ireland the EX30, EX40, EC40 and EX90. Soon joining this lineup will be the ES90 which will be unveiled in Stockholm on 5th March 2025.
Richard Molloy, Commercial Director of Volvo Car Ireland said, ‘We are extremely pleased with our January performance which could not have been achieved without the dedication of our retail partners. We are particularly satisfied to see the EX30 being recognised for the excellent car it is, and we look forward to the launch of the ES90 next month further developing our electric portfolio.
Volvo Cars in 2024
For the full year 2024, Volvo Car Group recorded a record-breaking core operating profit of SEK 27 billion. Revenue in 2024 amounted to an all-time high of SEK 400.2 billion, while global sales reached a record 763,389 cars.
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales to customers in more than 100 countries. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, where it is traded under the ticker “VOLCAR B”.
“For life. To give people the freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way.” This purpose is reflected in Volvo Cars’ ambition to become a fully electric car maker and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
As of December 2024, Volvo Cars employed approximately 42,600 full-time employees. Volvo Cars’ head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars’ production plants are located in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The company also has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).
