Overall, developments in Europe were positive, according to the company. The period just includes the announcement by West Virginia University that having tested two of VW’s passenger cars it found them to have devices which allowed them to cheat EPA emission requirements.
Western
Europe in particular reported growth; most countries in Central and Eastern
Europe following suit, although this was not sufficient to offset the downturn
in Russia. Deliveries in the United States also rose slightly.
The
company said it improved its performance in China, with deliveries in September
almost on a par with the prior year.
Group
brands grew deliveries by 3.5 per cent on the overall European market in the
first three quarters, handing over a total of 3.07 million vehicles to
customers.
In
Western Europe, 2.62 million customers took possession of a new vehicle, an
increase of 6.1 per cent. The situation in Germany also remained positive;
971,200 vehicles were handed over to customers on the home market, representing
an increase of 4.6 per cent in the period to September.
Volkswagen
also recorded growth on other markets in Western Europe. Above all Spain (+17.5
per cent) and Italy (+9.1 per cent) have seen strong growth since the beginning
of the year.
As
a result of the continued tense situation in Russia, there was a downturn in
deliveries in Central and Eastern Europe, where the Group handed over 451,600
vehicles in the period to September, of which 127,300 units were delivered on
the tense Russian market.
Group
deliveries in the North America region from January to September were up 5.8
per cent to 693,100 units, of which 453,500 – an increase of 3.2 per cent –
were handed over in the US, the region's largest market.
The
South America region continues to feel the effects of the challenging situation
in Brazil, the region's largest market, where deliveries by the Volkswagen
Group fell by 33.4 percent to 308,600 vehicles in the period to September. As a
result, deliveries in the entire region dropped to 439,700 units.
Volkswagen
delivered 2.88 million vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region in the first three
quarters, of which 2.58 million were handed over in China, the Group's largest
single market.
Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:
Deliveries to customers
by markets |
September
2015 |
September
2014 |
Change (%)
|
Jan.-Sept.
2015 |
Jan.-Sept.
2014 |
Change (%)
|
Europe
|
375,100
|
361,300
|
+3.8
|
3,073,900
|
2,970,600
|
+3.5
|
Western Europe
|
323,400
|
309,000
|
+4.7
|
2,622,300
|
2,471,200
|
+6.1
|
Germany
|
106,700
|
105,100
|
+1.5
|
971,200
|
928,500
|
+4.6
|
Central and Eastern Europe
|
51,600
|
52,400
|
-1.4
|
451,600
|
499,400
|
-9.6
|
Russia
|
15,400
|
20,800
|
-26.0
|
127,300
|
204,000
|
-37.6
|
North America
|
74,800
|
70,600
|
+6.0
|
693,100
|
655,100
|
+5.8
|
USA
|
48,100
|
44,800
|
+7.3
|
453,500
|
439,600
|
+3.2
|
South America
|
48,200
|
72,200
|
-33.3
|
439,700
|
586,400
|
-25.0
|
Brazil
|
31,300
|
57,300
|
-43.7
|
308,600
|
463,600
|
-33.4
|
Asia-Pacific
|
353,700
|
356,700
|
-0.9
|
2,878,200
|
3,003,300
|
-4.2
|
China
|
318,400
|
320,800
|
-0.8
|
2,578,200
|
2,720,000
|
-5.2
|
VW
pssenger car brand
Meanwhile, the Volkswagen passenger cars brand delivered
1.30 million vehicles on the overall European market in the first three
quarters, an increase of 3.1 per cent. Growth was primarily attributable
to Western Europe, where deliveries increased by 6.3 per cent to 1.15 million
units. While deliveries in the home market of Germany in the period to
September grew 4.3 per cent to 448,500 vehicles, the rise in brand
deliveries in the UK (+6.9 per cent) and Spain (+15.3 per cent) was
even stronger.
In
contrast, deliveries in Central and Eastern Europe continued to decline
(-16.2 per cent). This is chiefly due to the tense situation in Russia,
where the brand handed over 56,000 vehicles to customers during the same
period. The 40.3 per cent downturn could be only partially offset by other
markets in the region.
Volkswagen
passenger cars delivered 443,300 vehicles in the North America region from
January to September, an increase of 2.5 per cent. Deliveries started to
pick up slightly in the US, where Volkswagen handed over 26,100 vehicles
to customers in the month of September – a modest increase of 0.6 per cent.
The
South America region continues to feel the effects of the challenging situation
in Brazil, where deliveries fell 32.6 per cent to 267,500 units. As a
result, deliveries in the South America region in the period to September
declined by approximately one quarter.
The brand delivered
2.08 million units in the Asia-Pacific region in the first three quarters,
of which 1.91 million vehicles were handed over to customers in China
(incl. Hong Kong).
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