The Volkswagen Group has handed over more than 5,98 million vehicles to customers (+1.3 percent) since the beginning of the year. 820,900 units were delivered in July, an increase of 4.3 percent. “The VolkswagenGroup and its brands made a solid start to the second half-year. Tailwind for the positive development came above all from the South America and Asia-Pacific regionsâ€, Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft,commented.“We want to preserve and strengthen our customers’ trust in our productsâ€, Kappler continued.
2,6 million (+3.2 percent) new vehicles were delivered in Europe from January to July, of which 328,900 (+1.6 percent) were handed over in July. Deliveries in Western Europe in July stabilized at 271,600 vehicles (+ 0.5 percent), even though the home market of Germany recorded a decline compared with the previous year, with 97,500 units (-5.9 percent) handed over to customers there. In Central and Eastern Europe, deliveries rose by 7.0 percent in July to 57,300 units. The growth drivers in this region were Russia (+17.4 percent) and Poland.
82,700 new vehicles (+1.5 percent) were handed over to customers in the North America region in July. While deliveries in the USA declined by 2.4 percent, there was a significant increase in Canada. 44,000 vehicles were delivered in the South America region in July, a rise of 18.3 percent. This positive trend primarily came from Brazil (+7.3 percent) and Argentina.
332,800 (+ 6.9 percent) vehicles were delivered to customers in the Asia-Pacific region in July, of which 309,100 (+8.1 percent) were handed over to customers in China. The weak first quarter continued to impact cumulative deliveries for the period January to July. 2,14 million vehicles (-0.6 percent) were handed over to Chinese customers in the first seven months.
Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:
| Deliveries to customers by markets | July2017 | July2016 | Change(%) | Jan-July
2017 |
Jan-July
2016 |
Change(%) |
| Europe | 328,900 | 323,800 | +1.6 | 2,600,900 | 2,519,200 | +3.2 |
| WesternEurope | 271,600 | 270,200 | +0.5 | 2,177,500 | 2,141,600 | +1.7 |
| Germany | 97,500 | 103,600 | -5.9 | 776,000 | 788,700 | -1.6 |
| Centraland Eastern Europe | 57,300 | 53,600 | +7.0 | 423,400 | 377,700 | +12.1 |
| Russia | 15,800 | 13,500 | +17.4 | 101,600 | 91,800 | +10.7 |
| NorthAmerica | 82,700 | 81,500 | +1.5 | 544,100 | 525,700 | +3.5 |
| USA | 50,000 | 51,300 | -2.4 | 343,500 | 325,100 | +5.7 |
| South America | 44,000 | 37,200 | +18.3 | 292,400 | 260,200 | +12.4 |
| Brazil | 25,500 | 23,800 | +7.3 | 167,800 | 165,600 | +1.4 |
| Asia-Pacific | 332,800 | 311,200 | +6.9 | 2,318,900 | 2,353,100 | -1.5 |
| China | 309,100 | 285,900 | +8.1 | 2,135,100 | 2,148,000 | -0.6 |
| Â Worldwide | 820,900 | 786,700 | +4.3 | 5,976,600 | 5,902,600 | Â +1.3 |
| Deliveries to customers by brands | July2017 | July2016 | Change(%) | Jan-July
2017 |
Jan-July
2016 |
Change(%) |
| Volkswagen Passenger Cars | 467,000 | 449,100 | +4.0 | 3,402,000 | 3,374,000 | +0.8 |
| Audi | 154,600 | 149,400 | +3.5 | 1,063,500 | 1,102,700 | -3.6 |
| Å KODA | 87,000 | 83,700 | +4.0 | 672,000 | 653,000 | +2.9 |
| SEAT | 38,900 | 34,900 | +11.3 | 285,400 | 251,800 | +13.4 |
| Porsche | 19,500 | 19,300 | +1.0 | 146,000 | 137,300 | +6.4 |
| Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles | 36,900 | 34,400 | +7,1 | 286,800 | 272,300 | +5.3 |
| MAN | 9,200 | 8,700 | +5.8 | 61,900 | 58,000 | +6.7 |
| Scania | 6,800 | 6,100 | +11.8 | 50,400 | 46,400 | +8.7 |
| VolkswagenGroup (total) | 820,900 | 786,700 | +4.3 | 5,976,600 | 5,902,600 | +1.3 |
