by Brian Byrne. Volvo Ireland is expecting to sell in excess of 2,700 cars this year after registering a 72 percent improvement on the first quarter compared to the same period last year.
This forecast compares to the total 2004 performance of 2,010.
Alan Cousins, MD of the company, attributed much of the growth this year to the success of the new generation S40/V50 range, which in itself almost doubled sales compared to the first three months of last year, with 826 units sold.
"It was all in all a fantastic start to the year," he said at a briefing of Irish motoring journalists in Kerry, noting that the brand now enjoys 1.8 percent of the market here.
