Press Release: Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivers 3.40 million vehicles in period to July
August 25 2015 - 1:07PM
Dow Jones News
Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivers 3.40 million vehicles in
period to July
Continuing tailwind especially from European markets
Wolfsburg, August 25, 2015 - In January to July this year, the
Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 3.40 million vehicles
(January - July 2014: 3.56 million; -4.3 percent). Volkswagen
Passenger Cars handed over 457,800 (July 2014: 491,600;
-6.9 percent) vehicles to customers in July.
In Europe as a whole, the Volkswagen passenger Cars brand
experienced a tailwind in the first seven months of the year and
delivered 1.04 (1.00; +3.3 percent) million vehicles. Western
Europe (without Germany) accounted for 558,200 (517,200; +7.9
percent) units. Deliveries in the home market of Germany rose by
5.9 percent to 360,700 (340,700) vehicles. There was a downward
trend in sales up to July in central and eastern Europe; 118,100
(146,300; -19.3 percent) vehicles were delivered in this region.
The main reason for this fall was the situation in Russia, where
Volkswagen Passenger Cars handed over 42,500 (76,400;
-44.3 percent) vehicles to customers.
In the Asia-Pacific region, the brand delivered 1.61 (1.72; -6.9
percent) million units, with the Chinese market (including Hong
Kong) accounting for 1.48 (1.60; -7.7 percent) million deliveries.
In the North America region, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered
343,600 (333,400; +3.1 percent) vehicles, including 205,700
(209,700; -1.9 percent) vehicles handed over to a new owner in the
USA. In South America, deliveries from January to July fell to
288,400 (372,300; -22.5 percent) units. This figure included
214,400 (301,200; -29.0 percent) vehicles delivered in Brazil.
Volkswagen Group Communications
Spokesperson Sales and Marketing
Enrico Beltz
Phone:+49 53 61 / 9-4 85 90
E-Mail: enrico.beltz@volkswagen.de
www.volkswagenag.com
www.volkswagen-media-services.com
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