WORLDWIDE SALES JUNE - VW Group - Sales take an upward swing to nearly a million in the month.

• 920,700 Group vehicles delivered in June – a rise of 4.2 per cent
• Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: "June was very strong month for the Group and all brands improved deliveries."
• Deliveries in the first half of the year up by 0.8 per cent

Up to the end of June, the Volkswagen Group handed almost 5.2 million vehicles over to its customers. This corresponds to a rise of 0.8 per cent compared with the previous year. In the month of June, new vehicle deliveries rose by 4.2 per cent to 920,700. 

"June was a very strong month for the Group and all brands improved deliveries compared with the previous year," said Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft. 

"Stable growth in core regions gives us reason to look forward with confidence to the second half of the year," Kappler added.

In Europe, deliveries by the Group continued to grow. In June, 411,700 (+3.1 per cent) vehicles were handed over to customers. Growth of 3.5 per cent in deliveries was recorded in the first half of the year. 

Strong impetus for growth continues to come especially from Central and Eastern Europe, where deliveries in June were 13.2 per cent higher than in the previous year, at 67,000 new vehicles. This growth was driven by Russia (+14.8 per cent), the Czech Republic and Poland. 

While deliveries in the West European core markets also rose (+1.4 per cent), there was a fall of 2.3 per cent in the home market Germany in June, although this was less than the fall in the passenger car market as a whole.

In the North American region, the Group recorded significant growth (+9.1 per cent) in June, with 83,900 new vehicles handed over to customers. Especially Canada and the USA (+9.8 per cent) provided the main impetus for this development. Since the beginning of the year, 461,400 Group vehicles have been handed over to customers in North America, corresponding to a rise of 3.9 per cent. The upward trend in the South America region continues. In the first half, double digit growth of 11.4 per cent was achieved, with 248,300 Group models. Of these vehicles, 43,700 (+21.7 per cent) were delivered in June; growth in deliveries was also recorded as a result of the positive development in Brazil (+12.4 per cent).

The Asia-Pacific region reported almost 2 million vehicles handed over in the first half of the year (-2.7 per cent). These included 347,000 units (+4.1 per cent) delivered in June. In China, 315,300 vehicles were handed over to customers in June, corresponding to a rise of 5.2 per cent compared with the previous year. However, the figures for the first half were impaired by the weak first quarter. In the first six months of the year, the Group handed more than 1.8 million vehicles (-1.9 per cent) over to customers in China.

Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:

Deliveries to customers by markets				June 2017				June 2016				Change (%)				Jan.- June 2017				Jan.- June 2016				Change (%)
Europe				411,700				399,200				+3.1				2,271,800				2,195,500				+3.5
Western Europe				344,700				340,000				+1.4				1,905,800				1,871,400				+1.8
Germany				124,400				127,400				-2.3				678,600				685,100				-1.0
Central and Eastern Europe				67,000				59,100				+13.2				366,000				324,100				+12.9
Russia				16,700				14,500				+14.8				85,800				78,300				+9.5
North America				83,900				76,900				+9.1				461,400				444,100				+3.9
USA				51,600				47,000				+9.8				293,400				273,800				+7.2
South America				43,700				35,900				+21.7				248,300				223,000				+11.4
Brazil				25,700				22,900				+12.4				142,300				141,700				+0.4
Asia-Pacific				347,000				333,400				+4.1				1,986,200				2,041,900				-2.7
China				315,300				299,800				+5.2				1,826,000				1,862,100				-1.9
Worldwide				920,700				883,300				+4.2				5,155,600				5,115,900				+0.8

Deliveries to customers by brands				June 2017				June 2016				Change (%)				Jan.- June 2017				Jan.- June 2016				Change (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars				512,700				492,800				+4.0				2,935,100				2,924,900				+0.3
Audi				170,600				169,000				+1.0				909,000				953,300				-4.7
ŠKODA				105,200				98,800				+6.5				585,000				569,400				+2.8
SEAT				45,200				40,100				+12.6				246,500				216,800				+13.7
Porsche				22,500				20,300				+10.8				126,500				118,000				+7.2
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles				45,000				43,700				+3.1				249,800				237,900				+5.0
MAN				9,800				9,100				+7.2				52,700				49,300				+6.9
Scania				8,300				8,100				+1.7				43,600				40,300				+8.2
Volkswagen Group (total)				920,700				883,300				+4.2				5,155,600				5,115,900				+0.8

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