Volkswagen Group sees sales decline in February but still are ahead for the first two months of the year.

• 1.4 percent rise in January and February
• Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: "The Volkswagen Group and its brands made a stable start to the new year. Europe in particular saw positive development in February."

The Volkswagen Group handed over 1.54 million vehicles to customers in January and February 2016, a rise of 1.4 percent. At 693,300 units, Group deliveries in February almost matched the prior-year level. "The Volkswagen Group and its brands made a stable start to the new year. 

Europe in particular saw positive development in February. However, the situation remains tense in some regions. The overall economic situation in Brazil, for example, is still challenging", Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said.

The Volkswagen Group delivered 312,000 new vehicles to customers in Europe in February, an increase of 5.7 percent compared with the previous year. Western Europe in particular developed well (+6.5 percent), with strong momentum coming above all from the home market of Germany (+7.7 percent) and the markets in Southern Europe. The markets in Central and Eastern Europe also recorded slight growth in this period, but the continued tense situation in Russia (-17.0 percent) had a negative impact.

The company delivered 123,400 vehicles in the North America region during the first two months of the year. 37,700 new vehicles (-7.2 percent) were registered in the United States, the region's largest single market, in February. 34,100 units were handed over to customers in the South America region in the same month, of which 21,700 were delivered in Brazil. The downturn on the South American market continues as a result of the poor overall economic situation in Brazil.

Deliveries in China were affected by the late Chinese New Year. At 227,400 units, the Volkswagen Group maintained deliveries at approximately the same level as the previous year. In total, new registrations in the Asia-Pacific region in January and February rose by 5.7 percent.

Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:

Deliveries to customers by markets	February 2016	February 2015	Change (%)	Jan.-Feb. 2016	Jan.-Feb. 2015	Change (%)
Europe	312,000	295,200	+5.7	604,600	582,700	+3.8
Western Europe	262,300	246,200	+6.5	510,800	487,800	+4.7
Germany	105,400	97,900	+7.7	195,100	187,200	+4.2
Central and Eastern Europe	49,700	49,000	+1.6	93,800	94,900	-1.2
Russia	12,400	14,900	-17.0	22,100	28,700	-23.0
North America	62,300	64,000	-2.5	123,400	127,200	-2.9
USA	37,700	40,700	-7.2	74,200	79,800	-7.1
South America	34,100	46,000	-26.0	70,600	99,900	-29.3
Brazil	21,700	33,700	-35.8	45,200	72,200	-37.4
Asia-Pacific	254,000	263,000	-3.4	681,200	644,300	+5.7
China	227,400	231,600	-1.8	627,500	583,100	+7.6
Worldwide	693,300	701,500	-1.2	1,541,100	1,519,100	+1.4

Deliveries to customers by brands	February 2016	February 2015	Change (%)	Jan.-Feb. 2016	Jan.-Feb. 2015	Change (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars	394,400	413,700	-4.7	915,800	920,800	-0.5
Audi	126,500	122,500	+3.3	269,700	260,200	+3.6
ŠKODA	78,800	76,000	+3.6	170,300	163,000	+4.5
SEAT	28,700	28,600	+0.2	56,400	56,300	+0.1
Porsche	15,100	14,800	+2.0	35,100	30,900	+13.5
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles	35,700	32,200	+11.1	67,000	62,800	+6.7
MAN	7,500	7,100	+6.4	14,300	12,600	+13.0
Scania	5,900	5,700	+2.5	11,200	10,800	+4.2
Volkswagen Group (total)	693,300	701,500	-1.2	1,541,100	1,519,100	+1.4