Volkswagen Group delivers 2.5 million vehicles in first quarter of 2016

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  • 0.8 percent increase in the first three months
  • 967,100 vehicles delivered in March
  • Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: “The Group recorded its best start to the year in China since entering the market there.”

Deliveries by the Volkswagen Group rose by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2016. The Group handed over 2.5 million vehicles to customers from January to March 2016. At 967,100 units, Group deliveries in March almost matched the prior-year level. “There was a solid growth in the Europe and Asia-Pacific regions in the first quarter of 2016. The Group recorded its best start to the year in China since entering the market there”, Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said.

The Volkswagen Group delivered 447,600 new vehicles to customers in Europe in March, an increase of 2.7 percent compared with the previous year. While developments in Western Europe (+1.9 percent) were positive, there was a slight decrease on the home market of Germany (-2.5 percent). Momentum in France, Italy and Spain was particularly strong. The markets in Central and Eastern Europe also recorded strong growth in this period (+8.8 percent), but the continued tense situation in Russia (-3.3 percent) had an impact.

The company handed over 201,500 vehicles to customers in the North America region in the first quarter. 49,900 new vehicles (-3.7 percent) were delivered in the USA, the region’s largest single market, in March. 40,000 vehicles were handed over to customers in the South America region in the same month, of which 26,000 were delivered in Brazil where the market decline continued as a result of the macroeconomic situation in the country.

The Asia-Pacific region recorded solid growth in the first quarter. Vehicle deliveries in the region during this period rose overall by 4.3 percent to 1,045,400 units. 955,500 vehicles were handed over to customers in China in the first quarter, representing an increase of 6.4 percent compared with the prior year. A total of 328,000 vehicles were delivered in March.

Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:

Deliveries to customers
by markets

March
2016

March
2015

Change (%)

Jan.-March
2016

Jan.-March
2015

Change (%)

Europe

447,600

435,800

+2.7

1,052,100

1,018,400

+3.3

Western Europe

390,300

383,100

+1.9

901,100

870,900

+3.5

      Germany

124,400

127,600

-2.5

319,500

314,800

+1.5

Central and Eastern Europe

57,200

52,600

+8.8

151,000

147,500

+2.3

      Russia

14,300

14,800

-3.3

36,400

43,500

-16.3

North America

78,100

78,700

-0.7

201,500

205,800

-2.1

      USA

49,900

51,800

-3.7

124,000

131,600

-5.7

South America

40,000

52,900

-24.5

110,600

152,800

-27.6

      Brazil

26,000

38,700

-33.0

71,100

110,900

-35.9

Asia-Pacific

364,200

357,900

+1.8

1,045,400

1,002,200

+4.3

      China

328,000

315,400

+4.0

955,500

898,400

+6.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worldwide

967,100

968,600

-0.2

2,508,300

2,487,700

+0.8

Deliveries to customers
by brands

March
2016

March
2015

Change (%)

Jan.-March
2016

Jan.-March
2015

Change (%)

Volkswagen Passenger Cars

543,700

558,700

-2.7

1,459,500

1,479,400

-1.3

Audi

186,100

178,000

+4.6

455,800

438,200

+4.0

ŠKODA

106,300

102,100

+4.2

276,600

265,100

+4.3

SEAT

46,500

46,400

+0.2

102,900

102,700

+0.2

Porsche

20,900

20,200

+3.4

56,000

51,100

+9.5

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

46,100

45,700

+0.8

113,100

108,500

+4.3

MAN

9,200

9,400

-2.6

23,400

22,100

+6.3

Scania

7,200

6,700

+7.3

18,400

17,500

+5.4

             
Volkswagen Group (total)

967,100

968,600

-0.2

2,508,300

2,487,700

+0.8