By Max Bernhard 
 

Volkswagen AG's (VOW.XE) truck-and-bus unit Traton said Thursday that sales rose significantly over the first nine months of the year, but tapered off in the third quarter.

Between January and September, deliveries rose 15% to 166,330 vehicles of its MAN Truck & Bus, Scania and Volkswagen Caminhoes e Onibus brands, Traton said.

"However, the very strong sales performance of the first half of the year tapered off slightly in the third quarter," said Traton Chief Executive Andreas Renschler.

Traton, which is preparing for a potential listing as early as next year, didn't break out figures for the third quarter.

 

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 18, 2018 05:46 ET (09:46 GMT)

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