Volkswagen Passenger Cars Delivers 5.74 Million Vehicles in 2012
January 11 2013 - 10:07AM
Marketwired
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
- 12.7 percent increase for
full year 2012
- Group Board member for Sales Christian
Klingler: "Another strong increase for the Volkswagen Passenger
Cars brand"
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand closed 2012 with a new
record, delivering 5.74 (2011: 5.09; +12.7 percent) million
vehicles to customers for the first time in a twelve-month period.
The brand recorded a 30.6 percent rise for the month of December,
delivering 517,900 (December 2011: 396,600) units. "There has been
another strong increase for the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand
even though market conditions were at times difficult. Our new Golf
has got off to an excellent start and significantly strengthened
Volkswagen's competitive position," Christian Klingler, Board
Member for Sales and Marketing for the Volkswagen Group and the
Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, commented. "2013 will be a very
demanding year, and we will be facing new and difficult challenges.
But we are well prepared."
Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered 1.70 (1.72; -1.2 percent)
million vehicles on the overall European market in the period to
December. The brand generated significant growth in Central and
Eastern Europe, where there was a 22.4 percent increase in
deliveries to 267,100 (218,100) vehicles. In Russia, the region's
largest single market, 164,700 (118,000; +39.6 percent) units were
handed over to customers. In Western Europe (excluding Germany),
deliveries fell by 6.9 percent to 844,500 (906,900) units due to
the difficult situation on overall markets. In Germany, Volkswagen
Passenger Cars handed over 586,100 (593,300; -1.2 percent) vehicles
to customers in 2012.
In the Asia-Pacific region the brand reported a strong increase
of 23.2 percent for the full year, with customers taking delivery
of 2.37 (1.93) million vehicles, of which 2.15 (1.72; +24.8
percent) million were handed over in China (incl. Hong Kong), the
region's largest single market. Sales also developed very well on
the American continent with Volkswagen Passenger Cars growing
deliveries 25.5 percent to 623,300 (496,700) units. The brand
performed particularly well in the United States, where 438,100
(324,400; +35.1 percent) vehicles were handed over to customers. In
South America, deliveries went up by 8.3 percent to 836,600
(772,600) vehicles, of which 661,000 (591,700; +11.7 percent) were
handed over in Brazil.
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