In the first three months of 2016, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 113,100 vehicles to customers worldwide, a year on year growth of 4.3%. March deliveries rose 0.8% to 46,100.

The brand delivered 28,000 units (+3.7%) in the first quarter. Growth was particularly high in the European core markets of Italy (+40.2% to 2,900 vehicles), Spain (+27.7% to 3,100) and France (+17.6% to 4,600).

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Deliveries in Eastern Europe rose 2.6% to 8,000 vehicles and in South America by 4.1% to 9,600.

Markets in Africa (-29.7%), Asia-Pacific (-9.1%) and the Middle East (-0.5%) saw a fall in sales.

Sales and marketing chief Bram Schot said: “Markets in southern and western Europe are recovering again” and expects “continued positive development of the brand for the whole of 2016.”

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The situation in regions without such strong economies remains challenging.

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