Volkswagen Group turns over 899,00 cars in may and 4.2 million year to date.

• 4.2 million vehicles handed over since beginning of year
• Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: "Group recorded solid growth worldwide in May."
• Deliveries in key individual markets rise

The Volkswagen Group has handed over a total of 4.2 million vehicles to customers since the beginning of the year, on a par with the level for the previous year. The Group delivered 899,000 vehicles in May, an increase of 3.1 percent. "The Volkswagen Group recorded solid growth worldwide in May. 

The recovery on the South American market over the last few months is particularly encouraging. This is also reflected in our delivery figures for the region", Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said.

In Europe, Group brands handed over 393,500 new vehicles to customers in May, representing a rise of 6.5 percent. Of this figure, 120,800 vehicles (+3.8 percent) were delivered in Germany. The Volkswagen Group delivered a total of 1.9 million vehicles (+3.6 percent) to customers in Europe in the first five months of the year. 

The Group handed over 65,800 models (+16.1 percent) in Central and Eastern Europe in May. 15,400 new vehicles were delivered in Russia during the same period, corresponding to a rise of 16.6 percent.

In the North America region, deliveries by the Volkswagen Group increased by 1.1 percent in May, with 84,300 new vehicles handed over to customers there . 54,300 new vehicles were delivered in the USA, a rise of 3.9 percent. 377,500 customers (+2.8 percent) in North America took delivery of a new model from the Group from January to May. 

In the South America region, Volkswagen Group deliveries rose by 14.6 percent to 43,400 vehicles in May. 204,600 vehicles have been delivered there since the beginning of the year, an increase of 9.4 percent.

In the Asia-Pacific region, 344,700 Group vehicles were handed over to customers in May, an increase of 0.9 percent compared with the previous year. 1.6 million vehicles were delivered in the region during the first five months of the year, a decrease of 4.1 percent. 

Of this total, 1.5 million new vehicles (-3.3 percent) were handed over on the Chinese market. 319,500 vehicles (+2.5 percent) were delivered to customers in China in May. 

Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:

Deliveries to customers by markets	May 2017	May 2016	Change (%)	Jan.- May 2017	Jan.- May 2016	Change (%)
Europe	393,500	369,500	+6.5	1,860,100	1,796,300	+3.6
Western Europe	327,700	312,900	+4.7	1,561,100	1,531,400	+1.9
Germany	120,800	116,400	+3.8	554,100	557,700	-0.6
Central and Eastern Europe	65,800	56,700	+16.1	299,000	264,900	+12.9
Russia	15,400	13,200	+16.6	69,100	63,800	+8.3
North America	84,300	83,400	+1.1	377,500	367,200	+2.8
USA	54,300	52,300	+3.9	241,800	226,800	+6.6
South America	43,400	37,900	+14.6	204,600	187,000	+9.4
Brazil	25,700	23,400	+9.8	116,600	118,900	-1.9
Asia-Pacific	344,700	341,600	+0.9	1,639,100	1,708,500	-4.1
China	319,500	311,600	+2.5	1,510,700	1,562,400	-3.3
Worldwide	898,700	871,300	+3.1	4,234,900	4,232,700	0.1

Deliveries to customers by brands	May 2017	May 2016	Change (%)	Jan.- May 2017	Jan.- May 2016	Change (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars	513,500	495,900	+3.5	2,422,400	2,432,200	-0.4
Audi	159,600	164,100	-2.8	738,300	784,300	-5.9
ŠKODA	99,100	96,700	+2.4	479,800	470,600	+2.0
SEAT	42,600	38,100	+11.9	201,300	176,700	+13.9
Porsche	22,300	20,200	+10.4	104,000	97,700	+6.5
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles	43,100	40,000	+7.8	204,800	194,200	+5.4
MAN	9,600	8,500	+13.1	43,000	40,200	+6.8
Scania	7,700	6,700	+13.7	35.400	32,200	+9.8
Volkswagen Group (total)	898,700	871,300	+3.1	4,234,900	4,232,700	0.1