Volkswagen Group deliveries rise by 4.7 percent in October

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  • 870,300 vehicles handed over to customers in October
  • 8.5 million vehicles delivered worldwide from January to October.
  • Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: “Our delivery figures show that our vehicles convince many buyers. Our customers’ trust in our products is our most precious asset.”

Worldwide deliveries by the Volkswagen Group grew 4.7 percent to 870,300 units in October. The Group delivered 8.5 million vehicles from January to October 2016, an increase of 2.6 percent. “Our delivery figures show that our vehicles convince many buyers. Our customers’ trust in our products is our most precious asset”, Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales, said. “We want to keep on thrilling our customers with quality, ride comfort, safety and innovations, because we can only master the upcoming challenges through qualitative growth”, Kappler continued.

The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.5 million vehicles (+3.3 percent) in Europe during the first ten months, of which 338,000 (+0.9 percent) were handed over to customers in October. Group deliveries in Western Europe rose slightly to 280,600 units (+0.2 percent). The good delivery performance in the UK, Italy and France helped counteract the decrease on the home market of Germany (-9.8 percent). In contrast, the Group recorded 4.2 percent growth in Central and Eastern Europe on the back of the solid delivery trend in Poland.

The Volkswagen Group delivered 76,600 vehicles (-4.8 percent) in the North America region in October. Performance was affected above all by deliveries in the USA (-9.5 percent). The macroeconomic situation in the South America region, particularly in Brazil, remains tense. The Group handed over 349,600 vehicles to customers in this region during the first ten months – a decrease of 27.7 percent.

3.5 million vehicles (+8.9 percent) were delivered in the Asia-Pacific region from January to October, of which 3.2 million (+11.3 percent) were handed over to customers in China. Deliveries in the Asia-Pacific region in October increased by 15.9 percent compared with the previous year to 390,300 units, of which 363,900 vehicles were handed over to customers in the Chinese market, representing an increase of 16.6 percent.

Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:

Deliveries to customers
by markets
October
2016
October
2015
Change (%)
Jan.-October
2016
Jan.-October
2015
Change (%)
Europe
338,000
335,000
+0.9
3,520,200
3,409,100
+3.3
Western Europe
280,600
280,000
+0.2
2,980,700
2,902,400
+2.7
      Germany
102,600
113,700
-9.8
1,094,500
1,084,900
+0.9
Central and Eastern Europe
57,300
55,000
+4.2
539,600
506,700
+6.5
      Russia
14,700
15,000
-1.8
135,200
142,300
-5.0
North America
76,600
80,500
-4.8
762,400
773,600
-1.4
      USA
47,400
52,400
-9.5
473,400
505,900
-6.4
South America
29,600
44,000
-32.8
349,600
483,700
-27.7
      Brazil
15,900
28,700
-44.6
211,600
337,300
-37.3
Asia-Pacific
390,300
336,600
+15.9
3,502,000
3,214,900
+8.9
      China
363,900
312,200
+16.6
3,217,800
2,890,400
+11.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Worldwide
870,300
831,300
+4.7
8,479,600
8,262,100
+2.6
 
Deliveries to customers
by brands
October 2016
October
2015
Change (%)
Jan.-October
2016
Jan.-October
2015
Change (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars
511,500
490,000
+4.4
4,886,400
4,839,600
+1.0
Audi
151,000
149,200
+1.2
1,559,700
1,497,100
+4.2
ŠKODA
97,900
88,500
+10.6
938,800
880,000
+6.7
SEAT
32,700
31,000
+5.4
345,600
339,400
+1.8
Porsche
19,700
18,700
+5,6
198,100
191,800
+3.3
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
40,200
35,200
+14.3
390,900
356,600
+9.6
MAN
8,700
9,700
-10.2
82,800
84,100
-1.6
Scania
7,300
8,000
-8.5
66,100
63,000
+5.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volkswagen Group (total)
870,300
831,300
+4.7
8.479.600
8,262,100
+2.6