** Shares in Volvo Cars VOLCARb.ST rise around 4% after
its sales rose 25% in March from a year earlier to 78,970 cars,
reaching an all-time high for global sales in a single month
** In Q1, total sales rose by 12%, amounting to 182,687 cars
sold globally
** The company said its new fully electric small SUV EX30
contributed to the March sales growth, as well as "strong sales
performance" in Europe and the U.S.
** The stock is among top performers on pan-European STOXX
600 .STOXX in early trading on Thursday
(Reporting by Greta Rosen Fondahn)
((Greta.RosenFondahn@thomsonreuters.com))