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Europe sales plunge 26% in January amid COVID lockdowns

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Sales of the XC40 Recharge helped Volvo to a sales gain in Europe in January.
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February 17, 2021 08:01 AM

New-car sales in Europe plunged by 26 percent in January, as lockdown measures to restrict a second coronavirus wave hit sales in the region's largest markets.

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