Here at Volvo of the Triad, we are committed to providing you with information on our favorite brand, Volvo. Today's news comes in the form of recent sales numbers for the United States market, as published by the Swedish automaker. The results are something we personally would like to thank everyone of our customers for being a part of.
Volvo Group has announced its sales figures for the second quarter of 2013. The numbers show a large increase from the first quarter of this year, ending a tremendous twenty-five percent above. The operating margin, a ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency was 4.5 percent. This value is indicative of gains both year-over-year and since the first quarter of 2013.
Sales numbers for the month of July offer equally as impressive totals. 5,909 vehicles were sold marking the best July Volvo Cars of North America has seen since 2009. This also represented a 3.4 percent increase month-over-month for the brand.
Last month one particular new Volvo model, the Volvo S60, portrayed tremendous levels of popularity as sales numbers for July were 2,326 units, a 20.3 percent increase year-over-year.
Stay connected with the Volvo of the Triad blog for Volvo related news, product releases, recalls and more. We also welcome you to visit our dealership in Winston-Salem, NC to test drive the S60 and the rest of the new Volvo lineup.