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Volvo Cars Posts Q3 Profit of SEK 5.7 Billion off from 6.1B
“However, achieving these ambitions will not be straightforward since the weakness in the market has recently accelerated – a fact also echoed in revised industry forecasts for 2024 and 2025 by third-party analysts. Overall industry demand continues to soften and is now affecting the premium segment. Our journey towards 2026 will not be linear, as our industry is facing an increasingly volatile environment,” said Jim Rowan, chief executive for Volvo Cars. “Macroeconomic headwinds are intensifying, as is geopolitical complexity. Despite these challenges we demonstrated resilience during the third quarter of 2024, which is reflected in our overall financial performance.”
“Given this accelerating weakness in the market and Volvo Cars’ focus on safeguarding value over volume, the company expects minimal volume growth during the fourth quarter. As a result, it now anticipates full-year sales growth of 7-8%, instead of its earlier forecast of 12-15%,” Volvo said. Today Volvo Car AB closed at SEK 22.49, only 0.47% above its 52-week low of 22.38 set on 16 October 2024.
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