The Volkswagen Group grew worldwide deliveries further in the period from January to July, handing over 4.75 (January – July 2010: 4.16; +14.4 percent)* million vehicles to customers. Europe’s largest automaker therefore once again performed noticeably better than the world market (+5.5 percent). July was also a very successful month, with deliveries totaling 665,600 (July 2010: 572,100; +16.3 percent)* units. “The sales teams for all brands have grown deliveries all over the world. The Volkswagen Group is maintaining its growth trajectory with its strong model range,” the Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler said in Wolfsburg on Friday.
In Europe, Group brands handed over a total of 2.20 (1.99; +10.2 percent) million vehicles to customers in the period to July. In Western Europe (excluding Germany), 1.22 (1.15; +5.6 percent) million customers took delivery of a new vehicle. Europe’s largest automaker reported a marked rise in deliveries on its home market of Germany where 678,400 (606,200; +11.9 percent) vehicles were handed over. Group brands enjoyed continued high growth in Central and Eastern Europe, where customers took possession of 299,500 (232,700; +28.7 percent) new vehicles.
Deliveries on the American continent again developed very well. The number of vehicles sold in the North America region from January to July rose by 21.4 percent to 375,500 (309,200) units, of which 249,500 (207,100; +20.5 percent) vehicles were delivered in the U.S. market. The Volkswagen Group handed over 538,100 (483,200; +11.4 percent) vehicles to customers in the South America region during the same period.
