Volkswagen Group Maintains Deliveries at High Level
(firmenpresse) - WOLFSBURG, GERMANY -- (Marketwire) -- 09/14/12 --
The Group recorded very satisfactory figures in the Asia-Pacific region where 1.98 (1.68; +17.9 percent) million vehicles were handed over to customers in the first eight months, of which 1.74 (1.48; +17.9 percent) million units were delivered in China, the region's largest single market.
Deliveries on the American continent also again developed very well with the number of vehicles handed over in the North America region from January to August increasing by 24.5 percent to 535,200 (429,800), of which 380,000 (285,000; +33.3 percent) units were delivered in the United States. The Volkswagen Group handed over 678,600 (619,600; +9.5 percent) vehicles to customers in the South America region during the same period.
On the overall European market, Group brands delivered a total of 2.47 (2.43; +1.7 percent) million vehicles in the period to August. In Western Europe (excluding Germany), 1.25 (1.33; -5.8 percent) million customers took possession of a new vehicle. Europe's largest automaker grew deliveries in its home market of Germany to 792,300 (761,100; +4.1 percent) units. The company again recorded high growth in Central and Eastern Europe, where 426,800 (340,800; +25.2 percent) vehicles were handed over to customers, of which 206,900 (134,900; +53.4 percent) units were delivered in Russia, the region's largest single market.
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 3.72 (3.34; +11.5 percent) million vehicles to customers worldwide from January to August. The brand developed particularly well in the Central and Eastern Europe region, where 177,900 (130,200; +36.6 percent) vehicles were delivered. Volkswagen Passenger Cars handed over 404,000 (320,700; +26.0 percent) vehicles to customers in the North America region, while the figure was 1.46 (1.26; +15.8 percent) million for the Asia-Pacific region.
Audi delivered 961,000 (853,000; +12.7 percent) vehicles worldwide in the first eight months of the year. The premium brand from Ingolstadt performed particularly well in North America, where 107,100 (91,800; +16.8 percent) models were handed over to customers. In the Asia-Pacific region Audi delivered 308,400 (236,500) vehicles during the same period, an increase of 30.4 percent.
The sports car manufacturer Porsche, which became a Volkswagen Group brand on August 1, 2012, delivered a total of 10,900 vehicles in August. Demand for models built by the Stuttgart-based carmaker was particularly strong in the Asia-Pacific region, where 3,800 units were handed over, and in the North America region, where deliveries ran at 3,300 units.
The ŠKODA brand delivered a total of 633,300 (583,600; +8.5 percent) vehicles in the period to August. The Czech automaker performed particularly well in Central and Eastern Europe, where 172,600 (147,000; +17.4 percent) units were handed over, and in the Asia-Pacific region, where 189,900 (170,800; +11.1 percent) vehicles were delivered.
SEAT delivered 210,200 (236,200; -11.0 percent) vehicles worldwide from January to August, mainly due to shrinking markets in Western Europe. The Spanish brand did, however, grow deliveries in Germany to 40,000 (35,200, +13.7 percent) units, in the UK, where 23,300 (22,300; +4.9 percent) vehicles were handed over to customers, and in Mexico, where 13,700 (11,300; +21.8 percent) units were delivered.
*) including deliveries by the Porsche brand from August 1, 2012; excluding MAN and Scania
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