15.5.2019. The Volkswagen brand delivered in April, worldwide 487.400 vehicles, which were 6.2 percent less than in the same month last year. Pleasing is the development in the USA (+8.7 per cent), Canada (+11.1 percent), Russia (+7.3 percent) and Brazil (+7.7 percent) in the reporting month.
In China, Volkswagen sold is 6.5% lower, but managed in a declining total market, its market share further. Volkswagen sales Executive Jürgen Stackmann: “We have extremely attractive models in many places difficult and a decline in the overall markets at the Start. In North America, our SUV carries-Offensive fruit. This shows a positive effect in the monthly figures. China remains a big challenge for us and all other market participants.“
The deliveries in the regions and markets in April:
In Europe, the Volkswagen brand delivered 150.300 vehicles, or 4.8 percent less than in the same month last year. One reason for this development restrictions for Otto-engines, which are currently in high demand to a Capacity. In Western Europe there was a decline of 5.1 percent to 126.800 vehicles. In major markets, the UK and Italy, the brand handed over more vehicles to customers than in April 2018, and could also increase their market shares slightly.
In the home market of Germany, 7.3 percent less than in the same month last year, which was due to the environmental bonus last year, particularly strong have been delivered in the reporting month 48.800 vehicles to customers. Particularly popular is the SUV brand, which rose in total by more than 18 percent compared to the previous year, were here. Especially popular are the models of T-Roc, Tiguan and Touareg were.
The delivery figures of the Touareg has grown in April in Russia. A further boost came from the Polo and Tiguan, each as a special model Connect for the first time fully available in the market. Volkswagen delivered in April in Russia, a total of 9,600 vehicles, which was an increase of 7.3 percent. This positive result could not, however, offset the declines in the other markets of the Region of Central and Eastern Europe. Here a total of about 23,500 vehicles were handed over to customers, a decrease compared to the previous year by 3.5 percent.
The North America Region has also developed positive in April. There, Volkswagen delivered to 48,000 vehicles, which represents an increase of 3.9 percent compared to the same month last year. The largest single market, the United States, as a growth driver. Here is the brand 31.300 vehicles (+8.7 percent) delivered to customers. More than half of the deliveries what is accounted for by the popular SUV Tiguan and Atlas. In Canada, Volkswagen launched a delivery plus of 11.1 percent. In Mexico, the Situation remains difficult, the deliveries decreased by 11.7 percent compared to the same month last year.
In South America, the largest single market in Brazil didn’t make it in April, the weakness of the Region as a whole in balance. In Brazil, Volkswagen increased its deliveries by 7.7 percent to 31,000 vehicles. The state, however, a decline in Argentina by 54.5 per cent compared to the same month last year, compared to a result of the difficult overall economic situation. In total, the brand delivered in the South America Region 38.900 vehicles, or 7.9 percent less than in April 2018.
In the Asia-Pacific Region Volkswagen delivered 240.100 vehicles, which represents a decrease of 7.4 percent compared to the same month last year. The strongest influence on this development is China, where the reluctance of the buyer persists in spite of reduced VAT so had in April. This led to a decline in the overall market, the Volkswagen could not escape completely. Volkswagen developed with 231.400 deliveries to customers (-6.5 percent) better than the overall market and was able to expand its market share. The SUV Offensive in the brand is now in full swing. The share of this vehicle segment to the deliveries of the brand could be thanks to the models, the T-Roc and Tharu on 21 percent in the reporting month increased. To be successful, the new Tiguan L Plug are also launched-In Hybrid and the Passat Plug-In Hybrid.
Banner with the Symbol of the European Union at the power plant on the site of the Wolfsburg group headquarters (photo: Volkswagen)
