Volkswagen commercial vehicles achieves 4.9 per cent increase in worldwide deliveries in nine months

In the first three quarters of this year Volkswagen commercial vehicles delivered 409,300 urban delivery vehicles, transporters and pickups to customers throughout the world. Compared to the corresponding period last year (January-September 2011: 390,000) this
represents an increase of 4.9 per cent.

Worldwide deliveries of the Amarok pickup were up by 23.9 per cent to 58,700 vehicles (January-September 2011: 47,400). Crafter deliveries rose by 35.4 per cent to 36,400 units (January-September 2011: 26,900). Deliveries of the T5 series increased in the first three quarters by 3.6 per cent to 119,900 (January-September 2011: 115,800). Worldwide Caddy deliveries were down by 2.2 per cent to 115,800 vehicles (January-September 2011: 118,400).

In Western Europe, including Germany, brand deliveries from January to September 2012 went up by 1.2 per cent to 214,600 vehicles. Deliveries in Eastern Europe up to the end of September rose by 24.3 per cent to 30,900 vehicles.

In the first nine months of 2012, Germany was Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' largest-volume market in Europe, with a growth of 2.7 per cent to 93,700 customer deliveries.

"Despite the tense general situation in the Eurozone, we have succeeded in maintaining our steady increase in deliveries. In this we continue to stand apart from the downward development of the European market as a whole, although we are aware of the difficult conditions," emphasized Bram Schot, Member of the Executive Management for Sales and Marketing, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Brand.

In South America the brand delivered three percent more vehicles to customers than in the corresponding period of the previous year, with 108,100 units. Deliveries of the Saveiro were down by 6.5 per cent to 58,100 (January-September 2011: 62,100) whereas the T2, with 20,500 deliveries, showed a five per cent increase (January-September 2011: 19,500).

In Africa Volkswagen commercial vehicles boosted deliveries by 17.3 per cent to 14,300 units and in the Asia-Pacific region, the brand achieved an increase of 59.8 per cent, with a delivery volume of 13,300 vehicles.

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