COPENHAGEN, July 4 Reuters Volvo Cars39; sales in June rose 8 to 71,514 cars from a year earlier, underpinned by strong performances in Europe and Latin America as well as for its new fully electric model EX30, the Swedenbased automaker said on Thursday.

Volvo Cars, which is majorityowned by China39;s Geely Holding, said in a statement that sales of fully electric and plugin hybrid models were up 41, and also account for 48 of its global car sales.

As June comes to a close, the sales figures for the month are proof of the successful steps we have taken toward our longterm strategic direction and the continued demand for our cars, the company.

Sales in Europe, the biggest market for Volvo Cars, rose 34 in June to 36,474 yearonyear.

Annual sales in the U.S. market slumped 28 to 9,304 cars, partly due to widespread ITrelated disturbances that forced a halt to normal operations across thousands of dealerships, the company said.

Volvo Cars39; total sales for the first half of this year rose 14 from 2023 to 388,073 cars globally.

Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen; Editing by Anna Ringstrom and Sherry JacobPhillips

Source Reuters