Volkswagen
Passenger Cars delivered 893,400 in the first two months of 2013, compared with
818,800 (+ 9.1 per cent) in the same period last year.
The delivery level in
the month of February was almost unchanged, with the
brand handing over 401,400 (February 2012: 399,700; + 0.4 per cent) vehicles.
Christian Klingler, board
member for sales and marketing for the Volkswagen Group and the Volkswagen
Passenger Cars brand, said. ‘We compensated for weak markets in Western Europe
with growth in the Asia-Pacific region and in Central and Eastern Europe.
Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered 231,600 (251,800; - 8.0 per
cent) vehicles on the overall European market in the period to February. In
Western Europe (excluding Germany) deliveries fell 11.6 per cent to 115,800
(131,000) units as a result of the difficult market situation.
In Germany, Volkswagen Passenger Cars handed over 77,000
(85,000; down 9.4 per cent) vehicles to customers in the first two months of
the year. In contrast, the brand generated growth in Central and Eastern
Europe, where deliveries rose by 8.4 per cent to 38,800 (35,800) units, with
deliveries on the Russian market increasing to 22,500 (20,700; + 8.7 per cent)
units.
In Asia-Pacific, the brand grew deliveries by 27.7 per cent from
January to February, handing over 425,500 (333,200) vehicles to customers, of
which 392,300 (300,300; + 30.6 per cent) units were delivered in China (incl.
Hong Kong). Volkswagen handed over 9,800 (12,000; - 18.0 per cent) vehicles in
India in the first two months.
In North America, Volkswagen Passenger Cars grew deliveries by 8.2
per cent to 90,300 (83,500) units, of which 60,500 (57,800; + 4.7 per cent)
vehicles were handed over in the US. In the South American region, the company
delivered 112,400 (121,100; - 7.2 per cent) vehicles in the period to February,
of which 82,100 (86,700; - 5.2 per cent) units were delivered in Brazil. ∎
