Deliveries by Volkswagen’s commercial vehicle division were up over 10% in the first nine months of the year.
According to dpa-AFX, the division sold 354,000 vehicles between January and September 2007, up from 319,500 a year ago.
Western Europe sales were up 8% to 210,000 units against the backdrop of a commercial vehicle market that grew 4% overall, the company said.
In South America, VW deliveries were up 25% to 72,000 units. In central and eastern Europe, the division delivered 29,000 trucks, up 37% on a year ago.
South American sales were up thanks to strong growth of the T2 and Saveiro. Sales of heavy trucks and buses produced in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa were up 23% to 34,000 units.
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