SUV's will account for more than 50% of Volvo sales

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Volvo is on track to sell significantly more SUVs and crossovers than any other type of vehicle by the end of the decade, according to Peter Mertens, the brand’s research and development boss.

Last year Volvo sold 503,127 cars globally. According to the company’s figures, sales of all of the brand’s Cross Country and XC models together totalled just short of 267,000 units, which means more than 50% of sales are already crossovers and SUVs.

The biggest-selling model globally was the now ageing XC60, which shifted 159,617 units last year. The next best-selling model was the V40 hatch, at just 83,357 units.

In the first six months of this year, the new XC90 was up strongly at 51,810 units, pointing to full-year sales of more than 100,000 units.

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