Editorial Summary

In 1996, Volvo Car 850 recorded 2,804 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 88.2% of Volvo Car's sales in 1996. It was the highest annual result in the loaded history. That was 10.3% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1996 · Volvo Car · 850).

Sales by year: 1996 · Volvo Car · 850

Year-by-year totals for 1996 · Volvo Car · 850.

Year	Total	vs prev
1996	2,804	+10.3%
1995	2,543	+39.6%
1994	1,822	+54.8%
1993	1,177	+596.4%
1992	169	—

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Purchase data

Volvo Car model context: 850

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Volvo Car range for 1996.

Rank in Volvo Car#1

850 sales2,804

Share of Volvo Car88.2%

2,80488.2%

1805.7%

1394.4%

431.4%

120.4%

Key notes: 1996 · Volvo Car · 850

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Selected model total in 1996: 2,804

Volvo Car total in 1996: 3,178

Model context uses Volvo Car range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /1996/volvo-car/850

Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.

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