The Volkswagen Group
- 10.2 percent increase to 7.50 million vehicles* in January to
October period
- 14.6 percent rise in month of October to 788,700 vehicles*
- Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: "Volkswagen
Group developed very well in October. Market uncertainty continues,
particularly in Western Europe."
The Volkswagen Group achieved a 10.2 percent increase in
worldwide deliveries from January to October 2012, handing over
7.50 (January-October 2011: 6.80)* million vehicles to customers
and thus delivering well over seven million units for the first
time in this period. The Group recorded a 14.6 percent rise for the
month of October, delivering 788,700 (October 2011: 688,000)*
units. "The Volkswagen Group developed very well in October. We
again put in a strong performance in North America, China and also
Russia. However, market uncertainty continues, particularly in
Western Europe," Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler
said in Wolfsburg on Friday.
Deliveries on the American continent continued to develop well
with the number of vehicles handed over in the North America region
from January to October growing 25.4 percent to 681,200 (543,000)
units, of which 481,100 (360,400; +33.5 percent) were delivered in
the United States. The Volkswagen Group handed over 842,200
(777,200; +8.4 percent) vehicles in South America during the same
period, of which 644,000 (586,900; +9.7 percent) were delivered to
Brazilian customers.
The Group also recorded very satisfactory figures in the
Asia-Pacific region, where 2.56 (2.15; +19.0 percent) million
vehicles were delivered to customers in the period to October, of
which 2.26 (1.89; +19.6 percent) million units were delivered in
China, the region's largest single market. In India, deliveries
grew 3.6 percent to 94,900 (91,700) vehicles.
Group brands delivered 3.10 (3.07; +0.9 percent) million
vehicles on the overall European market from January to October. As
a result of the continued difficult market situation, Europe's
largest automaker handed over 1.57 (1.67; -5.8 percent) million
vehicles to customers in Western Europe (excluding Germany). In the
home market of Germany, the company grew deliveries to 994,500
(960,800; +3.5 percent). The Volkswagen Group continued to achieve
growth in Central and Eastern Europe, where 534,600 (441,500; +21.1
percent) vehicles were handed over to customers, of which 262,200
(178,700; +46.7 percent) were delivered in Russia, the region's
largest single market.
Outline of developments at Group brands
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 4.72 (4.24; +11.2
percent) million vehicles to customers worldwide in the period to
October. The brand developed particularly well in the Central and
Eastern Europe region, where 223,100 (173,100; +28.9 percent) units
were delivered. Volkswagen Passenger Cars handed over 508,500
(404,900; +25.6 percent) vehicles to customers in the North America
region, while the figure was 1.89 (1.61; +17.4 percent) million for
the Asia-Pacific region.
Audi delivered 1.22 (1.08; +12.9 percent) million vehicles
worldwide from January to October. The premium brand from
Ingolstadt again performed well in North America, where customers
took possession of 136,600 (116,100; +17.6 percent) new vehicles.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Audi delivered 393,500 (305,100)
vehicles during the same period, an increase of 29.0 percent.
The sports car manufacturer Porsche, which became a Volkswagen
Group brand on August 1, 2012, delivered a total of 34,500 vehicles
from August to October. Demand for models built by the
Stuttgart-based carmaker was particularly strong in the
Asia-Pacific region, where 10,200 units were handed over, and in
the North America region, where deliveries also ran at 10,000.
The ŠKODA brand delivered a total of 795,100 (741,800; +7.2
percent) vehicles from January to October. The Czech automaker
performed particularly well in Central and Eastern Europe, where
214,900 (188,000; +14.3 percent) units were handed over, and in the
Asia-Pacific region, where 240,900 (218,600; +10.2 percent)
vehicles were delivered.
SEAT delivered 265,200 (294,000; -9.8 percent) vehicles
worldwide in the period to October, mainly as a result of the
difficult market situation in Western Europe. The Spanish brand
did, however, grow deliveries in Germany to 51,200 (44,900, +13.8
percent) units, in the UK, where 33,700 (31,100; +8.4 percent)
vehicles were handed over to customers, and in Mexico, where 17,000
(14,200; +20.0 percent) vehicles were delivered.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles grew deliveries 5.0 percent to
455,400 (433,700) units in the ten-month period. 103,600 (100,600;
+3.0 percent) vehicles were handed over to customers in the home
market of Germany. Deliveries to the rest of Europe also developed
well. As a result, vehicle deliveries on the overall European
market rose to 271,900 (263,500; +3.2 percent) units.
*) including deliveries by the Porsche brand from August 1,
2012; excluding MAN and Scania
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