Volkswagen creates history, crosses 2 million mark in FQ 2012

The Volkswagen Group announced a strong rise in deliveries during the first quarter of 2012. The company delivered 2.16 (January - March 2011: 1.97; +9.6 percent)* million vehicles, surpassing the two million mark for the first time in the first quarter of a year. The Group also reported record deliveries for the month of March: 862,700 (March 2011: 767,100; +12.5 percent)* vehicles were delivered to customers for the first time ever in a single month. “The Volkswagen Group developed very well in the first quarter. We produced another strong performance in North America, China and Russia. However, uncertainty continues, particularly on the markets in Western Europe”, the Group Board Member for Sales, Christian Klingler, said in Wolfsburg on Friday. The Group has announced encouraging figures for the Asia / Pacific region, delivering 726,100 (621,800; +16.8 percent) vehicles there in the first quarter, of which 633,900 (548,500; +15.6 percent) units were handed over to customers in China, the largest single market.

In India, deliveries increased by 21.6 percent to 34,100 (28,100) units. Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered 1.36 (1.23; +10.5 percent) million vehicles to customers worldwide from January to March. The brand developed particularly well in the Central and Eastern Europe region, handing over 60,200 (37,200; +61.8 percent) units, while deliveries in the Asia / Pacific region ran at 540,600 (475,500; +13.7 percent) units. Audi sold 346,100 (312,500; +10.8 percent) vehicles worldwide in the first quarter. Deliveries by the premium brand from Ingolstadt developed particularly well in the Asia / Pacific region, where 108,100 (79,900; +35.3 percent) models were handed over to customers. ŠKODA delivered a total of 242,700 (217,100; +11.8 percent) vehicles in the first three months and in Asia / Pacific, where 72,600 (63,500; +14.3 percent) vehicles were handed over to customers.