Volkswagen Group reported a further rise in global deliveries from January to May this year, with deliveries to customers reaching three million for the first time during the period.
May was “a good month,” according to VW with 708,900 (May 2010: 604,000; +17.4%) vehicles delivered.
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“We are very pleased with developments during the first five months of this year,” said VW sales board member Christian Klinger in Wolfsburg.
“The Volkswagen Group with its range is benefiting from brisk demand on global automobile markets.”
Overall, the Group brands delivered 1.56m (1.42; +9.6%) vehicles throughout Europe in the first five months. In Western Europe (excluding Germany), 882,000 (829,800; +6.3%) customers took delivery of a new vehicle.
The Group brands reported continued high growth in Central and Eastern Europe, delivering 202,300 (156,100; +29.6%) units.
In Germany, its home market, the Volkswagen Group achieved 8.7 % growth, delivering 475,100 (437,000) vehicles.
Deliveries on the American continent also increased noticeably. The number of vehicles sold in the North America region grew 19.7% in the period to May to 261,600 (218,500) units, of which 172,400 (145,500; +18.5%) vehicles were delivered in the US market.
The Volkswagen Group handed over 376,800 (344,600; +9.3%) vehicles to customers in the South America region during the same period.
The Group also reported a significant rise in deliveries in the Asia / Pacific region, with 1.04m (0.86; +21.6%) vehicles handed over to customers in the period from January to May, of which 921,100 (777,800; +18.4%) units were delivered in China, the region’s largest single market.
The company also recorded a further increase that it describes as “robust,” in the India, where 46,200 (13,500; +242.0%) vehicles were delivered.
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