GOTEBORG, Sweden, July 23, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo:
Deliveries from Volvo's truck operations, which includes Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks Inc., and Renault Trucks increased by 13% for the month of June, compared with the same month last year. On a year-to-date basis, deliveries amounted to 77,103 trucks compared with 82,084 trucks for the same period last year, a decrease of 6 %. In Europe, deliveries declined by 8 % to 47,748, and 18,034 trucks were delivered in North America, which is 9 % less compared with the same period last year.
On a 12-month rolling basis, order intake for the truck brands was 2% higher than at the same time last year, with North America down 11% and Europe up 3%.
Deliveries by market area:
Delivered Units Year-to-Date Change
Volvo Group 2002 2001
Europe 47,748 51,986 -8%
Western Europe 43,923 48,507 -9%
Eastern Europe 3,825 3,479 10%
North America 18,034 19,898 -9%
South America 2,529 2,986 -15%
Asia 3,974 2,506 59%
Other markets 4,818 4,708 2%
Total Volvo Group 77,103 82,084 -6%
Mack Trucks Inc.
Deliveries by market area:
Year-to-Date Change
Delivered Units
Mack Trucks Inc. 2002 2001
North America 11,030 12,534 -12%
South America 334 585 -43%
Asia 4 8 -50%
Other markets 441 407 8%
Total Mack Trucks Inc. 11,809 13,534 -13%
Renault Trucks
Deliveries by market area:
Year-to-Date Change
Delivered Units
Renault Trucks 2002 2001
Europe 29,760 29,977 -1%
Western Europe 28,089 28,629 -2%
Eastern Europe 1,671 1,348 24%
Asia 138 276 -50%
Other markets 2,964 3,203 -7%
Total Renault Trucks 32,862 33,456 -2%
Volvo Trucks
Deliveries by market area:
Year-to-Date Change
Delivered Units
Volvo Trucks 2002 2001
Europe 17,988 22,009 -18%
Western Europe 15,834 19,878 -20%
Eastern Europe 2,154 2,131 1%
North America 7,004 7,364 -5%
South America 2,195 2,401 -9%
Asia 3,832 2,222 72%
Other markets 1,413 1,098 29%
Total Volvo Trucks 32,432 35,094 -8%
July 23, 2002
For further information, please contact:
Bernard Lancelot, Renault Trucks, +33 4 72 96 27 59 Bob Martin, Mack Trucks, Inc. +1 (610) 709-2670 Claes Claeson, Volvo Truck Corporation, +46 31 66 39 08, 0708-36 39 08
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