Volkswagen Group China has announced deliveries for the first nine months of 2017. Together with its two Chinese Joint Ventures, Saic Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, the Group delivered almost 2.90m (+1.4%) vehicles in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, including 139,000 imported vehicles. The total implies a strong September contribution of 406,500, up 6.3% on the same month last year and ahead of overall market growth for the month of 5.2%. “Ongoing good growth reassures us we are continuing to meet our goals of satisfying and exciting customers as we continue to introduce new products and services that take us into the new era of sustainable mobility,” said Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft as well as president and CEO of Volkswagen Group China.
“As we head into the final quarter of the year, our transformation continues. We are working with our partners to carry on the roll-out of our e-mobility and SUV offensives. We are entering partnerships in the expanding new mobility services sector. We have launched a new charging app in conjunction with major charging operators, and we are making strong progress towards our battery electric vehicle initiative with JAC. And we are not stopping there. In the new digitalised and connected world, we are determined to keep Volkswagen Group China at the forefront of the people-centred mobility revolution,” Prof. Dr. Heizmann said.
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A continuing growth in deliveries of SUV models, like the Tiguan L and Teramont, has particularly helped the Volkswagen brand to record its best ever month in China in September. Deliveries of 310,500 represented an increase of 7.5% over the same month in 2016. With strong performances by joint ventures FAW-Volkswagen and Saic Volkswagen, together with Volkswagen Import, Volkswagen brand remained the number one choice for Chinese car buyers in the first nine months, delivering 2.20m (+3.2%) vehicles to customers in the mainland and Hong Kong.
With 58,400 deliveries, Audi achieved its strongest month to date in 2017, with sales rising 7.2%. In addition to the continued high rate of sales for the Audi A6L, the Audi Q7 and the Audi A5 also performed well. Deliveries of the premium SUV and upper mid-range model rose 42.1 and 55.4% year-on-year, respectively. 418,700 customers (-4.9%) in the Middle Kingdom have taken delivery of a new Audi since the start of the year.
Skoda brand delivered 212,600 (-5.6%) vehicles in the first nine months, including 30,600 in September, a year-on-year decrease of 4.5%.
Among the luxury brands, Porsche brand is having a strong 2017, delivering 54,100 vehicles to customers in the nine months to September, a year-on-year increase of 10% over the same period last year.
