VOW3 Volkswagen AG

   By Kim Richters 
 

German car maker Volkswagen AG said Friday that global deliveries fell in August.

Group sales for August declined 6.6% to 792,200 vehicles, the company said.

In China, vehicle sales rose 3.5% to 353,200, while sales in Western Europe fell 17% to 212,100.

Deliveries in North America dropped 19% and 15.5% in South America.

For the January-to-August period, world-wide deliveries were down 21.5% to 5,571,100.

The Volkswagen group includes a number of brands, such as Audi, Skoda, Porsche and the company's namesake Volkswagen passenger cars.

Write to Kim Richters at kim.richters@wsj.com

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September 18, 2020 05:17 ET (09:17 GMT)

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