Volkswagen Group delivers 5.90 million vehicles in first seven months

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  • 1.3 percent increase from January to July
  • 787,300 vehicles delivered in July
  • Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: “The Group’s broad brand portfolio is proving to be a great strength”

The Volkswagen Group grew deliveries in the first seven months of the year by 1.3 percent compared with the prior year: 5.90 million vehicles were handed over to customers worldwide from January to July. 787,300 vehicles were delivered in the month of July. “Deliveries by the Volkswagen Group in July almost matched the prior-year level and continued the positive trend for the first six months. The Group’s broad brand portfolio is proving to be a great strength”, said Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales.

2.52 million vehicles were handed over to customers in Europe from January to July, an increase of 2.6 percent compared with the previous year. Group brands delivered 323,800 new vehicles in Europe in July (-4.7 percent). 2.14 million vehicles were handed over to customers in Western Europe in the first seven months of the year (+2.0 percent), while 377,900 (+6.6 percent) units were delivered in Central and Eastern Europe, with Poland and the Czech Republic reporting significant growth.

The company handed over 81,500 vehicles to customers in the North America region in July, slightly down (-0.3 percent) on the previous year. While there was strong growth momentum in Mexico, the downturn on the U.S. market continued in July (-5.1 percent). The macroeconomic situation in the South America region, particularly in Brazil, remained tense. 37,400 vehicles were delivered in the region in July – a decrease of 23.5 percent.

Solid growth in the Asia-Pacific region continued in July. Deliveries for that month increased by 11.6 percent compared with the previous year to 311,400 units, of which 285,900 (+16.0 percent) were handed over to customers on the Chinese market. 2.35 million vehicles were delivered in the Asia-Pacific region from January to July – an increase of 5.9 percent on the prior-year figure.

Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:

Deliveries to customers
by markets
July
2016
July
2015
Change (%) Jan.-July
2016
Jan.-July
2015
Change (%)
Europe 323,800 339,900 -4.7 2,519,500 2,454,700 +2.6
Western Europe 270,200 289,400 -6.6 2,141,600 2,100,300 +2.0
      Germany 103,600 113,400 -8.7 788,700 781,700 +0.9
Central and Eastern Europe 53,500 50,500 +6.1 377,900 354,400 +6.6
      Russia 13,400 13,300 +0.3 91,900 97,600 -5.8
North America 81,500 81,800 -0.3 525,600 533,000 -1.4
      USA 51,300 54,000 -5.1 325,100 349,000 -6.8
South America 37,400 48,900 -23.5 261,200 346,100 -24.5
      Brazil 23,900 34,100 -29.8 165,700 245,900 -32.6
Asia-Pacific 311,400 279,000 +11,6 2,353,100 2,222,500 +5.9
      China 285,900 246,500 +16,0 2,148,000 1,989,500 +8.0
             
Worldwide 787,300 791,900 -0.6 5,904,100 5,831,200 +1.3
Deliveries to customers
by brands
July
2016
July
2015
Change (%) Jan.-July
2016
Jan.-July
2015
Change (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars 449,100 457,500 -1.8 3,374,000 3,403,200 -0.9
Audi 149,400 146,100 +2.3 1,102,600 1,048,300 +5.2
ŠKODA 83,700 82,800 +1.0 653,000 627,100 +4.1
SEAT 34,900 34,900 +0.2 251,800 251,300 +0.2
Porsche 19,300 20,700 -6.8 137,300 134,700 +1.9
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles 34,500 33,700 +2.2 273,300 256,900 +6.4
MAN 8,700 8,700 +0.1 58,000 58,600 -0.9
Scania 6,600 6,400 +2.9 46,900 43,400 +8.1
             
Volkswagen Group (total) 787,300 791,900 -0.6 5,904,100 5,831,200

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