Volkswagen Group delivers 2.27-million vehicles in first quarter

The Volkswagen Group delivered 2.27- (January-March 2012: 2.16; +5.1 per cent)* million vehicles from January to March. The company handed over 864,400 (March 2012: 862,700; +0.2 percent)* vehicles to customers in the month of March.

"The Volkswagen

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Skoda delivers 220,400 vehicles worldwide in the first quarter of 2013

Skoda delivered 83,800 vehicles worldwide in March, 2013; 12 per cent down on March 2012 (95,200). From January to March, 2013, the number of deliveries totalled 220,400 (2012 first quarter: 242,700) - down 9.2 per cent. Skoda sales were influenced, in the first quarter,

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Jaguar Land Rover sets new global monthly and quarterly sales record

With sales of 53,772 in March and 115,504 for the first quarter of 2013, Jaguar Land Rover has recorded its best ever monthly and quarterly global sales performance up 16 per cent and 17 per cent respectively versus the prior year.

Jaguar demonstrated strong

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Bentley reports 26 per cent increase in global deliveries in the first quarter of 2013

Bentley Motors' growth continues as the company announced that global deliveries to customers in the first quarter of 2013 have increased by 25.75 per cent to 2,212 cars compared to the first three months of 2012 (1,759). Growth was led by a strong US market

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivers 1.43-million vehicles in first quarter

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 1.43- (January-March 2012: 1.36; +5.2 per cent) million vehicles in the first three months of the year. There was, however, a slight decline in deliveries for the month of March, with the brand handing over 532,400 (March 2012:

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Peugeot UK sales rose by 6.3 per cent in Q1

The first quarter of 2013 delivered continuous growth for Peugeot UK with the new 208 leading the appeal for the Brand's stylish products, with sales up 6.3 per cent when compared to the same period in 2012. The UK new car buyer is not only looking for stylish products that

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Audi AG reports the strongest first quarter in its history with around 369,500 deliveries

Audi AG has enjoyed the strongest first quarter in its history: With worldwide deliveries reaching around 369,500 units for January through to March, the company improved on the prior-year quarter by 6.8 per cent.

In this period, the automotive manufacturer achieved

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Suzuki announces a marked increase in sales for the first quarter of 2013

Suzuki GB PLC is pleased to announce a marked increase in sales for the first quarter of 2013 with impressive registrations of 10,009 units, a 29.1 per cent climb over the same period in 2012 and the highest quarterly volume since the same period in 2006.

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Audi India records strongest quarter and highest ever monthly sales in March 2013

Audi continued its success story in 2013 recording its strongest quarter in India with a sale of 2,616 units between January to March 2013 - a growth of 15 per cent over the same period last year (2,269 units: Jan-Mar 2012). Audi grossed sales of 1,104 units in March 2013,

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Ford Thailand announces best-ever March and record first quarter performance

Ford Thailand announced its best-ever performance for the month of March with overall retail sales rising 47 per cent from a year earlier to 4,875 units.

The record month capped the company's best-ever first-quarter performance, as overall sales for January-March

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Mercedes-Benz India registers 5.3 per cent sales growth in the first quarter of 2013

Mercedes-Benz India announced their first quarter sales result of 2009 units for January to March 2013. The company has recorded a growth of 5.3 per cent over the corresponding period of 2012 (total 1908 units were sold by Mercedes-Benz in the period January till March 2012).

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Ssangyong Motor records sales of KRW 644-billion in Q1

Ssangyong Motor announced that the company recorded 26,441 vehicles in sales volume (including CKD), KRW 644-billion in revenues and KRW 32.6-billion in operating loss.

In the first quarter of 2012, Ssangyong registered a 6.9 per cent growth in sales volume,

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Very positive Ferrari first quarter growth

The Board of Directors of Ferrari S.p.A. met today under the chairmanship of Luca di Montezemolo to examine the company’s accounts for the first quarter of 2012.

On March 31, Ferrari recorded a string of excellent results: revenues rose to 556.1-million euros (+13.2 per cent) and 1,733 cars were

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Volkswagen Group continues to be number one in European key account business

The Volkswagen Group has confirmed its leadership in the five largest individual EU markets, Germany, Great Britain, France, Spain and Italy. According to Dataforce, a total of 155,433 vehicles from the Wolfsburg-based Group’s passenger car

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increases customer deliveries worldwide to end of April by 6.1 per cent

In the first four months of this year the Brand delivered 174,200 light commercial vehicles worldwide. This represents a year-on-year growth of 6.1 per cent compared to the same period last year (January-April 2011: 164,200 vehicles).

Amarok deliveries worldwide rose by

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Porsche AG boosts revenue in first quarter of 2012 by 32.4 per cent

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has got the new financial year off to a flying start. The company managed to increase sales, revenue and operating profit significantly in the first quarter of 2012. Porsche increased its worldwide sales by 29 per cent to 30,231 vehicles.

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Ford India sees steady growth in April, adds new export market

Ford India maintained its robust sales momentum during April, reporting sales of 9,569 domestic wholesales and export units for year-on-year sales growth of 13 per cent.

The April monthly sales figures included domestic wholesales of 7,201 units, while exports

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Kia records 26 per cent increase in Q1 profits and 12 per cent increase in global sales

Kia Motors Corporation has announced major increases in sales volumes, revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2012.

With 635,000 vehicles sold across the world – an increase of 12.4 per cent over 2011 – the company recorded revenues of 11.8-trillion

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Ford Credit earns $295-million net income in the first quarter of 2012

Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $295-million in the first quarter of 2012, compared with $451-million a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis, Ford Credit earned $452-million in the first quarter, compared with $713-million in the previous year. The decrease

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Chrysler Group first quarter 2012 net income more than quadrupled to $473-million

Chrysler Group LLC reported preliminary net income of $473-million for the first quarter of 2012, up more than 300 per cent from $116-million a year ago, driven primarily by its 40 per cent increase in US retail sales.

“Another positive quarter – built on sales gains

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