STOCKHOLM -- Volvo said on Wednesday that sales increased by 10 percent in April to 51,976 cars, boosted by strong gains in China.
Volvo, which is majority-owned by China's Geely Holding, said in a statement that sales in China were up 46 percent.
In Europe, its biggest market, sales were up 5 percent, while in the U.S. they were down 4 percent.
Volvo said sales of full-electric cars nearly doubled to account for 17 percent of total sales.
All recharge models, including plug-in hybrid models, were up 28 percent.
