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Volkswagen Group Delivers 7.43 million Vehicles to Customers in First Three Quarters

Deliveries by the Volkswagen Group from January to September remained almost stable compared with the prior-year level, with 7.43 million vehicles handed over to customers worldwide. Overall, developments in Europe were positive. Western Europe in particular reported growth; most countries in Central and Eastern Europe following suit, although this was not sufficient to offset the downturn in Russia. Deliveries in the United States also rose slightly. The Company improved its performance in China, with deliveries in September almost on a par with the prior year.

Group brands grew deliveries by 3.5 percent on the overall European market in the first three quarters, handing over a total of 3.07 million vehicles to customers. 2.62 million customers took possession of a new vehicle in Western Europe, an increase of 6.1 percent. The situation in Germany also remained positive; 971,200 vehicles were handed over to customers on the home market, representing an increase of 4.6 percent in the period to September. The Volkswagen Group also recorded growth on other markets in Western Europe. Above all Spain (+17.5 percent) and Italy (+9.1 percent) have seen strong growth since the beginning of the year. As a result of the continued tense situation in Russia, there was a downturn in deliveries in Central and Eastern Europe, where the Group handed over 451,600 vehicles in the period to September, of which 127,300 units were delivered on the tense Russian market.

Group deliveries in the North America region from January to September were up 5.8 percent to 693,100 units, of which 453,500 – an increase of 3.2 percent – were handed over in the United States, the region’s largest market. The South America region continues to feel the effects of the challenging situation in Brazil, the region’s largest market, where deliveries by the Volkswagen Group fell by 33.4 percent to 308,600 vehicles in the period to September. As a result, deliveries in the entire region dropped to 439,700 units.

The Group delivered 2.88 million vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region in the first three quarters, of which 2.58 million were handed over in China, the Group’s largest single market.

Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:

Deliveries to customers
by markets

September
2015

September
2014

Change (%)

Jan.-Sept.
2015

Jan.-Sept.
2014

Change (%)

Europe

375,100

361,300

+3.8

3,073,900

2,970,600

+3.5

Western Europe

323,400

309,000

+4.7

2,622,300

2,471,200

+6.1

      Germany

106,700

105,100

+1.5

971,200

928,500

+4.6

Central and Eastern Europe

51,600

52,400

-1.4

451,600

499,400

-9.6

      Russia

15,400

20,800

-26.0

127,300

204,000

-37.6

North America

74,800

70,600

+6.0

693,100

655,100

+5.8

      USA

48,100

44,800

+7.3

453,500

439,600

+3.2

South America

48,200

72,200

-33.3

439,700

586,400

-25.0

      Brazil

31,300

57,300

-43.7

308,600

463,600

-33.4

Asia-Pacific

353,700

356,700

-0.9

2,878,200

3,003,300

-4.2

      China

318,400

320,800

-0.8

2,578,200

2,720,000

-5.2

Worldwide

885,300

898,700

-1.5

7,430,800

7,541,800

-1.5

 

 

Deliveries to customers
by brand

September
2015

September
2015

Change (%)

Jan.-Sept.
2015

Jan.-Sept.
2014

Change (%)

Volkswagen Passenger Cars

513,500

534,800

-4.0

4,349,600

4,563,400

-4.7

Audi

170,900

160,000

+6.8

1,348,000

1,298,600

+3.8

ŠKODA

93,600

95,600

-2.1

791,500

774,100

+2.2

SEAT

33,100

36,200

-8.6

308,400

294,000

+4.9

Porsche

20,500

15,800

+29.4

173,100

135,600

+27.6

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

36,300

37,600

-3.4

321,300

324,800

-1.1

MAN

9,000

10,200

-11.6

74,400

85,700

-13.1

Scania

7,200

7,100

+1.3

54,900

56,200

-2.2

Volkswagen Group (total)

885,300

898,700

-1.5

7,430,800

7,541,800

-1.5

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