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China set to replace U.S. as Volvo's biggest market this year [April 21, 2014] BEIJING (Reuters) — China is set to surpass the United States to become Volvo Car Group's biggest market in 2014 with sales of at least 80,000 cars in the world's largest auto market. |
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Its car sales target for 2014 is around a third
higher than the 61,146 cars sold in 2013, while sales in the
United States in 2014 are expected to increase only in line with
the broader market, it said in a statement on Sunday. In the first quarter of this year, it sold 17,286 cars in China,
up 25.4 percent from a year earlier. Volvo, whose XC60 SUV is its best-selling model in China,
expects the Chinese market to help boost its global sales in
coming years, though it faces competition from foreign firms,
such as General Motors Co <GM.N>, and domestic players such as
SAIC Motor Corp <600104.SS>. Volvo, which was acquired by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding
Group Co <GEELY.UL> from Ford Motor Co <F.N> in 2010, aims for
annual sales of 800,000 cars by 2020, almost double the level
last year. (Reporting by Norihiko Shirouzu; writing by Lee Chyen Yee; editing by Nick Macfie) [© 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2014 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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