Russian logistic company Sunflower has signed a contract to buy 300 trucks from Volvo Trucks in Russia, according to recent media reports on the Internet.

The contract includes financing for all the trucks through Volvo Financial Services and contributes further to the rapid sales growth in Russia.

Sunflower is one of the biggest transport companies in the Russian car transportation, forwarding, storage, and customs clearance. Sunflower is expanding its fleet in order to meet the fast-growing market for passenger cars in Russia.

This far-reaching order shows that Volvo Trucks is the most attractive business partner for advanced transport companies in Russia.

Last year, Volvo trucks sales in Russia almost doubled to 2,500 new units and the strong growth has continued in 2007.

By tradition, there has also been a considerable import of used trucks from Western Europe (about 5,000 used Volvo trucks were imported in 2006), but Russian customers are now increasingly demanding new vehicles.

Today about 31,000 Volvo trucks roll on Russian roads, corresponding to 23 percent of the total foreign-make heavy trucks fleet. This makers Volvo by far the largest foreign brand in Russian market.

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