Volkswagen Group sees group sales drop in September and YTD-Porsche and Audi grows though.

Deliveries by the Volkswagen Group from January to September remained almost stable compared with the prior-year level, with 7.43 million vehicles handed over to customers worldwide. 

Overall, developments in Europe were positive. 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 improved its performance in China, with deliveries in September almost on a par with the prior year.

Group brands grew deliveries by 3.5 percent on the overall European market in the first three quarters, handing over a total of 3.07 million vehicles to customers. 2.62 million customers took possession of a new vehicle in Western Europe, an increase of 6.1 percent. 

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 percent in the period to September. The Volkswagen Group also recorded growth on other markets in Western Europe. 

Above all Spain (+17.5 percent) and Italy (+9.1 percent) 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 percent to 693,100 units, of which 453,500 – an increase of 3.2 percent – were handed over in the United States, 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.

The Group 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
Worldwide	885,300	898,700	-1.5	7,430,800	7,541,800	-1.5

Deliveries to customers by brand	September 2015	September 2014	Change (%)	Jan.-Sept. 2015	Jan.-Sept. 2014	Change (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars	513,500	534,800	-4.0	4,349,600	4,563,400	-4.7
Audi	170,900	160,000	+6.8	1,348,000	1,298,600	+3.8
ŠKODA	93,600	95,600	-2.1	791,500	774,100	+2.2
SEAT	33,100	36,200	-8.6	308,400	294,000	+4.9
Porsche	20,500	15,800	+29.4	173,100	135,600	+27.6
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles	36,300	37,600	-3.4	321,300	324,800	-1.1
MAN	9,000	10,200	-11.6	74,400	85,700	-13.1
Scania	7,200	7,100	+1.3	54,900	56,200	-2.2
Volkswagen Group (total)	885,300	898,700	-1.5	7,430,800	7,541,800	-1.5