Volkswagen passenger cars have increased deliveries this year to the end of August by 11.5% over the same period a year ago to 3.72m vehicles.
Sales for the brand rose almost 20% in August to 466,300. Board sales chief Christian Klingler said: “The brand enjoyed growth in August, some of it strong, particularly outside Europe. However, the ongoing difficult market environment in Western Europe continues to demand our undivided attention.”
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In Europe VW has handed over 1.15m vehicles in the period to August, up 2% with strong growth in Central and Eastern Europe, where deliveries were up 36.6% to 177,900 units.
In Russia, deliveries increased to 108,900 from 66,900.
In Asia-Pacific, the brand grew deliveries 15.8% to 1.46m of which 1.32m were sold in China. The brand also performed very well in North America, up 26% to 404,000.
