VW sales surge 10%
- 11/10/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen has reported a 10% increase in global sales during September compared to the same month last year. It delivered 533,700 vehicles to customers.
The brand recorded the strongest growth in Europe, up 45.4%, especially in Germany (73.9%). This was due to the marked fall in deliveries in September 2018, when vehicle availability was severely restricted as a result of the changeover to the new WLTP type approval procedure.
In the USA and China, Volkswagen succeeded in maintaining or further expanding its market share in a generally shrinking overall market. The situation in South America was similar. Brazil remains the strongest motor for growth in deliveries in the region, up 16%.
Volkswagen sales board member Jürgen Stackmann, said, ‘As expected, we have now experienced a turnaround following the slump in deliveries in Europe in September 2018 as a result of WLTP, also because we are significantly better prepared for the current second stage of WLTP. Volkswagen successfully asserted its position throughout the world in September. With our products, we are fully aligned with the taste of our customers and therefore continue to grow in a shrinking global market.’
