6-month wait list for plug-in Volvo

Volvo New Zealand says it is expecting a further strong year of growth in New Zealand this year as buys seek advanced safety features.

Volvo national manager Coby Duggan notes that in the past two years, Volvo sales growth rates in this market have been among the highest of any in the world averaging 50% per annum in 2014/2015.

Duggan says at around 5% growth in 2015, new vehicle sales across the industry are expected to be fairly flat in 2016. Despite this, Volvo is forecasting a further 20% growth in 2016, with the new XC90 likely to account for a third of all sales in its first full year on sale here.

He says NZ consumers’ early adoption of the XC90 is an example of the growing Kiwi demand for SUV’s that offer the latest safety technology.

Duggan says demand for the XC90 remains high and there is already a 6-month waiting list for the soon to arrive XC90 T8 – the world’s first plug-in hybrid 7-seater.