STOCKHOLM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Car maker Volvo Cars [RIC:RIC:GEELY.UL] said on Thursday its sales grew 6% in December, marking a continued sharp recovery from the lows earlier this year in the wake of the pandemic .

路透斯德哥尔摩1月7日电- - -汽车制造商沃尔沃汽车[RIC:RIC:吉利]。该公司周四表示，该公司12月份的销售额增长了6%，标志着该公司从今年早些时候疫情爆发后的低点开始持续大幅复苏。

The company, owned by China's Geely Holding, said sales in the second half were the strongest in its history, while full-year sales dropped 6.2% to 661,713 cars.

吉利控股旗下的吉利汽车表示，今年下半年的销量是该公司历史上最强劲的，而全年销量下降6.2%，至661,713辆。

"We had a great second half of the year after a tough start, gaining market share in all our main sales regions," Volvo's head of Global Commercial Operations, Lex Kerssemakers, said in a statement.

沃尔沃全球商业运营主管莱克斯在一份声明中表示:“在经历了艰难的开始之后，今年下半年我们表现出色，在所有主要销售区域的市场份额都有所增加。”

"We aim to build on this positive trend in 2021 as we continue to roll out new electrified Volvos and expand our online business."

“我们的目标是在2021年延续这一积极趋势，继续推出新的电动沃尔沃，并扩大我们的在线业务。”

Volvo's December sales in Europe dropped 1.8%, while China grew 9.9% and sales in the United States jumped 15.2%.

沃尔沃去年12月在欧洲的销量下降了1.8%，而在中国的销量增长了9.9%，在美国的销量跃升了15.2%。

(Reporting by Johannes Hellstrom; Editing by Simon Johnson)

(Johannes Hellstrom报道;编辑:Simon Johnson)