The Volkswagen Group says it recorded its best ever delivery result for a single month in March. The group also finished the first quarter with an all-time record. The strong sales figures come as it sees a change in CEO and organisational revamp aimed at shoring up future profitability

At 1.04m, deliveries by the Volkswagen Group in March were 5.3% higher than the prior-year month. Over 2.6m vehicles were handed over to customers in the first quarter of the year (+7.4%). “The first-quarter results confirm the attractiveness of our products. However, this good performance does not mean we can let up in our efforts; instead we must continue to strengthen customers’ trust in our brands and products in the second quarter as well,” said Fred Kappler, head of Group Sales at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said.

The group sold over 221,000 vehicles in the North America region in the first three months, an increase of 3.4%. Just short of 83,900 customers in North America chose a vehicle from the Group in March (+5.1%). The Group delivered 57,800 vehicles in the US, the largest market in the region, in March, representing an increase of 13.0%. The delivery trend in the South America region was also positive: customers took delivery of 128,700 new vehicles (+5.6%) in the first quarter of the year, of which 50,700 were delivered in March (+8.3%). Deliveries in the Brazilian market increased to 32,500 units in March, 11.0% higher than the same month last year.

The Volkswagen Group continued on its growth path in the Asia-Pacific region in the first quarter, delivering 1,090,200 new vehicles to customers there in the first quarter of 2018 – an increase of 12.0% – of which 391,400 units (+9.6%) were handed over in March. Deliveries in the Chinese market grew 10.6% in March, with 358,800 vehicles from the Group handed over to customers in China.

Deliveries to customers by markets

• Europe: March 2018 – 479,900 units; March 2017 – 474,300 units; change – 1.2%; YTD 2018 – 1,143,300 units; YTD 2017 – 1,097,800 units; change – 4.1%
• Western Europe: March 2018 – 407,400 units; March 2017 – 410,200 units; change – (-)0.7%; YTD 2018 – 954,400 units; YTD 2017 – 928,200 units; change – 2.8%
  • Germany: March 2018 – 130,100 units; March 2017 – 131,600 units; change – (-)1.2%; YTD 2018 – 329,800 units; YTD 2017 – 320,200 units; change – 3.0%
• Central and Eastern Europe: March 2018 – 72,500 units; March 2017 – 64,100 units; change – 13.2%; YTD 2018 – 188,900 units; YTD 2017 – 169,600 units; change – 11.4%
  • Russia: March 2018 – 18,500 units; March 2017 – 14,800 units; change – 25.1%; YTD 2018 – 46,100 units; YTD 2017 – 37,700 units; change – 22.2%
• North America: March 2018 – 83,900 units; March 2017 – 79,800 units; change – 5.1%; YTD 2018 – 221,000 units; YTD 2017 – 213,700 units; change – 3.4%
  • US: March 2018 – 57,800 units; March 2017 – 51,200 units; change – 13.0%; YTD 2018 – 148,900 units; YTD 2017 – 135,400 units; change – 9.9%
• South America: March 2018 – 50,700 units; March 2017 – 46,800 units; change – 8.3%; YTD 2018 – 128,700 units; YTD 2017 – 121,800 units; change – 5.6%
  • Brazil: March 2018 – 32,500 units; March 2017 – 29,300 units; change – 11.0%; YTD 2018 – 74,100 units; YTD 2017 – 68,300 units; change – 8.6%
• Asia-Pacific: March 2018 – 391,400 units; March 2017 – 357,200 units; change – 9.6%; YTD 2018 – 1,090,200 units; YTD 2017 – 973,700 units; change – 12.0%
  • China: March 2018 – 358,800 units; March 2017 – 324,500 units; change – 10.6%; YTD 2018 – 1,010,600 units; YTD 2017 – 891,500 units; change – 13.4%

• Worldwide: March 2018 – 1,043,400 units; March 2017 – 990,800 units; change – 5.3%; YTD 2018 – 2,679,800 units; YTD 2017 – 2,495,000 units; change – 7.4%

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• Volkswagen Passenger Cars: March 2018 – 584,700 units; March 2017 – 557,400 units; change – 4.9%; YTD 2018 – 1,525,300 units; YTD 2017 – 1,440,900 units; change – 5.9%
  • Audi: March 2018 – 183,700 units; March 2017 – 173,400 units; change – 6.0%; YTD 2018 – 463,800 units; YTD 2017 – 422,500 units; change – 9.8%
  • Skoda: March 2018 – 120,200 units; March 2017 – 108,500 units; change – 10.7%; YTD 2018 – 316,700 units; YTD 2017 – 283,500 units; change – 11.7%
  • SEAT: March 2018 – 60,400 units; March 2017 – 53,200 units; change – 13.5%; YTD 2018 – 139,200 units; YTD 2017 – 117,300 units; change – 18.7%
  • Porsche: March 2018 – 23,400 units; March 2017 – 23,600 units; change – (-)0.8%; YTD 2018 – 63,500 units; YTD 2017 – 59,700 units; change – 6.3%
• Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: March 2018 – 48,600 units; March 2017 – 53,600 units; change – (-)9.3%; YTD 2018 – 114,700 units; YTD 2017 – 121,900 units; change – (-)5.9%
  • MAN: March 2018 – 12,600 units; March 2017 – 10,700 units; change – 17.8%; YTD 2018 – 30,600 units; YTD 2017 – 25,200 units; change – 21.3%
  • Scania: March 2018 – 8,300 units; March 2017 – 8,800 units; change – (-)5.7%; YTD 2018 – 22,600 units; YTD 2017 – 20,700 units; change – 9.6%
     
• Volkswagen Group (total): March 2018 – 1,043,400 units; March 2017 – 990,800 units; change – 5.3%; YTD 2018 – 2,679,800 units; YTD 2017 – 2,495,000 units; change – 7.4%

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