WORLDWIDE SALES - Volkswagen Group sales are creeping back into positive numbers after the Scandal.

• 870,300 vehicles handed over to customers in October
• 8.5 million vehicles delivered worldwide from January to October
• Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: “Our delivery figures show that our vehicles convince many buyers. Our customers’ trust in our products is our most precious asset.”

Worldwide deliveries by the Volkswagen Group grew 4.7 percent to 870,300 units in October. The Group delivered 8.5 million vehicles from January to October 2016, an increase of 2.6 percent. 

“Our delivery figures show that our vehicles convince many buyers. Our customers’ trust in our products is our most precious asset,” Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales, said. 

“We want to keep on thrilling our customers with quality, ride comfort, safety and innovations, because we can only master the upcoming challenges through qualitative growth,” Kappler continued.

The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.5 million vehicles (+3.3 percent) in Europe during the first ten months, of which 338,000 (+0.9 percent) were handed over to customers in October.

Group deliveries in Western Europe rose slightly to 280,600 units (+0.2 percent). The good delivery performance in the UK, Italy and France helped counteract the decrease on the home market of Germany (-9.8 percent). In contrast, the Group recorded 4.2 percent growth in Central and Eastern Europe on the back of the solid delivery trend in Poland.

The Volkswagen Group delivered 76,600 vehicles (-4.8 percent) in the North America region in October. Performance was affected above all by deliveries in the USA (-9.5 percent). The macroeconomic situation in the South America region, particularly in Brazil, remains tense. The Group handed over 349,600 vehicles to customers in this region during the first ten months – a decrease of 27.7 percent.

3.5 million vehicles (+8.9 percent) were delivered in the Asia-Pacific region from January to October, of which 3.2 million (+11.3 percent) were handed over to customers in China. Deliveries in the Asia-Pacific region in October increased by 15.9 percent compared with the previous year to 390,300 units, of which 363,900 vehicles were handed over to customers in the Chinese market, representing an increase of 16.6 percent.

Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:

Deliveries to customers by markets	October 2016	October 2015	Change (%)	Jan.-October 2016	Jan.-October 2015	Change (%)
Europe	338,000	335,000	+0.9	3,520,200	3,409,100	+3.3
Western Europe	280,600	280,000	+0.2	2,980,700	2,902,400	+2.7
Germany	102,600	113,700	-9.8	1,094,500	1,084,900	+0.9
Central and Eastern Europe	57,300	55,000	+4.2	539,600	506,700	+6.5
Russia	14,700	15,000	-1.8	135,200	142,300	-5.0
North America	76,600	80,500	-4.8	762,400	773,600	-1.4
USA	47,400	52,400	-9.5	473,400	505,900	-6.4
South America	29,600	44,000	-32.8	349,600	483,700	-27.7
Brazil	15,900	28,700	-44.6	211,600	337,300	-37.3
Asia-Pacific	390,300	336,600	+15.9	3,502,000	3,214,900	+8.9
China	363,900	312,200	+16.6	3,217,800	2,890,400	+11.3
Worldwide	870,300	831,300	+4.7	8,479,600	8,262,100	+2.6

Deliveries to customers by brands	October 2016	October 2015	Change (%)	Jan.-October 2016	Jan.- October 2015	Change (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars	511,500	490,000	+4.4	4,886,400	4,839,600	+1.0
Audi	151,000	149,200	+1.2	1,559,700	1,497,100	+4.2
ŠKODA	97,900	88,500	+10.6	938,800	880,000	+6.7
SEAT	32,700	31,000	+5.4	345,600	339,400	+1.8
Porsche	19,700	18,700	+5,6	198,100	191,800	+3.3
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles	40,200	35,200	+14.3	390,900	356,600	+9.6
MAN	8,700	9,700	-10.2	82,800	84,100	-1.6
Scania	7,300	8,000	-8.5	66,100	63,000	+5.0
Volkswagen Group (total)	870,300	831,300	+4.7	8.479.600	8,262,100	+2.6