Volvo Cars sees supply situation improving after third quarter profit drop

Volvo maintained its full-year outlook of sales volume and revenue growth with improved profitability to pre-pandemic levels.Volvo, like other carmake
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swedish truck maker Volvo is pictured at the IAA truck show in Hanover. (REUTERS)
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swedish truck maker Volvo is pictured at the IAA truck show in Hanover.

Automaker Volvo Cars said on Tuesday the supply situation had improved going into the fourth quarter, as it posted its first quarterly report after listing its shares on the stock exchange last month.

The Gothenburg-based manufacturer, majority owned by China's Geely Holding, said preliminary sales volumes were around 52,000 cars in November, down year-on-year due to lower production and build-up of in-transit inventory.

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It added that supply was still restrained, but that production had "improved month by month" since September, while the supply of cars was still lower than demand.

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"The supply situation has improved going into the fourth quarter, but we expect the industry-wide shortage of semi-conductors to remain a restraining factor," Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said in a statement.

Volvo Cars confirmed a previously announced third-quarter operating profit figure of 3.3 billion Swedish crowns ($362.6 million), versus 4.6 billion in the year-ago period, and revenues down 7% to 60.8 billion crowns.

Volvo, which had previously warned that sales volumes in the second half could fall year-on-year due to material shortages, maintained its full-year outlook of sales volume and revenue growth with improved profitability to pre-pandemic levels.

Like several other automakers Volvo, whose shares have surged almost 30% since the stock market debut on Oct. 29, has been forced to cut production due to a global shortage of semiconductors.

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First Published Date: 30 Nov 2021, 12:22 PM IST
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