The online car market learned from Volvo Cars that Volvo's sales in China reached 14,579 units in January this year, down 24% year-on-year. A total of 3,211 S60s were sold, up 22% year-on-year. Volvo has achieved the electrification layout of all models, of which plug-in hybrid models in 2021 annual sales have ranked among the top three in the luxury car market, helping Volvo electrification product sales to a new high, RECHARGE models (including pure electric and plug-in hybrid) in January this year increased by more than 28% year-on-year.
Previously, Volvo Cars proposed the goal of transforming into a pure electric luxury car company by 2030, and now all models including the 40, 60 and 90 series have electrified products, providing a variety of power options including pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid models and mild hybrid models.
It is worth mentioning that Volvo Cars RECHARGE models are also showing a hot selling trend in the world, with sales reaching 15,071 units in January, an increase of 11.5% year-on-year, accounting for 31.7% of the total global model sales, a record high, of which the sales of pure electric models more than doubled.
In terms of new products, this year Volvo will launch more versions of the new pure electric coupe SUV C40 RECHARGE and XC40 pure electricity. In terms of appearance, the overall design of volvo C40 RECHARGE is not much different from that of XC40, but the front face is equipped with a closed front grille unique to the Volvo pure electric family, and the side adopts a slip-back shape. In terms of power, the new car will provide dual motor drive front and rear, equipped with a new power battery.