The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.79m cars in the first half of this year, up 10.2% year on year. June sales rose 13.7% to 498,600.
“The brand developed well in the first half of the year despite the difficult situation in western Europe. However, there is still considerable uncertainty in Europe which will continue into the second half of the year” said sales and marketing head Christian Klingler.
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Overall European H1 sales rose 3.1% to 907,900 though sales in western Europe (excluding Germany) fell 4.7% to 464,300 as deliveries in central and Eastern Europe rose 45.2% to 134,000. German sales were up 2.6% to 309,700.
Asia-Pacific sales rose 15% to 1.09m with 982,600 (up 15.2%) of those in China.
North America region sales grew 24.2% to 295,300 with US volume up 35.4% to 154,100. In South America, deliveries increased 4% to 390,900 (375,800) units.
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