Volvo Trucks North America sold a record number of trucks in 2006, and increased its market share for the fourth consecutive year.

For the year, Volvo had total North American retail sales of 35,647, exceeding the previous best year in 1999, when the company sold 33,956 vehicles. December 2006 was also Volvo’s best month ever with a total of 4,178 North American retail sales. In addition, Volvo’s U.S. market share for 2006 was 10.8 percent, up from 10.5 percent in 2005.
Volvo Trucks North America assembles its Volvo VT, VN and VHD trucks in the United States, at the ISO14001 and ISO9001 certified New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Va. Volvo engines for North America are assembled in Hagerstown, Md. Volvo sponsors the America’s Road Team national highway safety outreach program.
Volvo Trucks North America is part of the Volvo Group of companies, a publicly held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. For more information, visit www.volvotrucks.us.com.