Volkswagen‘s passenger cars brand recorded an increase in worldwide deliveries last month compared with the previous year, with 533,500 vehicles handed over, up 7.5%.

A total of 5.4m vehicles were delivered from January to November, 1.6% up on the previous year. “China continued to drive the positive trend in November,” said Volkswagen Brand Sales board member, Jürgen Stackmann,

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“There was also positive momentum on some markets in Western Europe, the US, and India. Given the current challenging market environment, a 7.5% increase is a respectable result. The Volkswagen brand is on the right track and will end 2016 on a high note.”

Overview of deliveries by Volkswagen passenger cars:

  • Deliveries to customers by markets
    • Europe: November 2016 – 137,100 units; November 2015 – 139,100 units; change – (-)1.4%;
      • YTD 2016 – 1,557,900 units; YTD 2015 – 1,580,200 units; change – (-)1.4%
    • Western Europe: November 2016 – 116,100 units; November 2015 – 119,600 units; change – (-)3%;
      • YTD 2016 – 1,353,900 units; YTD 2015 – 1,389,500 units; change – (-)2.6%
    • Germany: November 2016 – 44,300 units; November 2015 – 52,700 units; change – (-)16.0%;
      • YTD 2016 – 519,100 units; YTD 2015 – 555,800 units; change – (-)6.6%
    • Central and Eastern Europe: November 2016 – 21,100 units; November 2015 – 19,500 units; change – 8.2%;
      • YTD 2016 – 204,000 units; YTD 2015 – 190,700 units; change – 7%
    • Russia: November 2016 – 7,000 units; November 2015 – 7,600 units; change – (-)7.7%;
      • YTD 2016 – 66,600 units; YTD 2015 – 70,500 units; change – (-)5.4%
    • North America: November 2016 – 51,400 units; November 2015 – 44,600 units; change – 15.3%;
      • YTD 2016 – 521,700 units; YTD 2015 – 539,300 units; change – (-)3.3%
    • US: November 2016 – 29,700 units; November 2015 – 23,900 units; change – 24.2%;
      • YTD 2016 – 285,700 units; YTD 2015 – 318,500 units; change – (-)10.3%
    • South America: November 2016 – 28,900 units; November 2015 – 32,500 units; change – (-)10.9%;
      • YTD 2016 – 305,400 units; YTD 2015 – 431,100 units; change – (-)29.2%
    • Brazil: November 2016 – 19,700 units; November 2015 – 23,500 units; change – (-)16.3%;
      • YTD 2016 – 196,700 units; YTD 2015 – 314,800 units; change – (-)37.5%
    • Asia-Pacific: November 2016 – 297,600 units; November 2015 – 262,600 units; change – 13.3%;
      • YTD 2016 – 2,854,400 units; YTD 2015 – 2,584,300 units; change – 10.5%
    • China: November 2016 – 285,000 units; November 2015 – 247,000 units; change – 15.4%;
      • YTD 2016 – 2,696,300 units; YTD 2015 – 2,394,500 units; change – 12.6%
    • Worldwide: November 2016 – 533,500 units; November 2015 – 496,100 units; change – 7.5%;
      • YTD 2016 – 5,419,900 units; YTD 2015 – 5,335,700 units; change – 1.6%

Main November trends:

  • At 44,300 units, deliveries on the home market of Germany in November were down 16.0%, a significant decrease compared with the previous year. This was primarily attributable to a systemic decline due to an extension in the leasing term for employees. In the first eleven months of the year, the German market decreased by 6.6%.
  • Some of the major markets in Western Europe put up a good performance compared with the previous year; France: +13.6%, Spain: +13.1%, Italy: +12.6%. This was mainly due to strong demand for the Tiguan and Touran models.
  • 29,700 vehicles were delivered in the US, a substantial increase of 24.2% compared with the previous year. Among other things, there has been a statistical effect as a result of the withdrawal of diesel engines in the US from October 2015.
  • Deliveries in Brazil ran at 19,700 units, a decrease of 16.3% compared with the previous year. The downward trend was slower than the overall downturn for January-November (-37.5%). This was attributable to full resumption of production along with successful marketing measures.
  • China, Volkswagen’s largest sales market, was once again the key driver of the positive trend in November, with 285,000 vehicles (+15.4%) handed over to customers. This represents an increase of 38,000 vehicles compared with 2015. The Middle Kingdom set a new record for deliveries in November as well as for the period from January – November.
  • Some 3,400 vehicles were handed over to customers in India, a substantial increase of 37.8% compared with the previous year. The rise is attributable to the successful launch of the Ameo designed specifically for the Indian market.

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