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Volkswagen continues its upward trend

Posted on 09 November, 2017

At 550,900 vehicles, worldwide deliveries by the Volkswagen brand in October 2017 were 7.7 per cent higher than the previous year.  In total, the Volkswagen brand has delivered 5.04 million vehicles to customers worldwide so far this year. As a result, deliveries from January to October were 3.2 percent higher than the previous year. “This has been the most successful October of all time for Volkswagen. A special boost came from the market in China, where there was an increase of some 26,000 vehicles compared with the same month last year. We are seeing positive momentum in many regions and are delighted with the continued strong demand for our vehicles,” said Jürgen Stackmann, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Sales. The Volkswagen brand continued is positive trajectory in the largest market, Asia-Pacific. In the month of October 317,100 vehicles were handed over, corresponding to an increase of 8.6 per cent compared to last October. The Tiguan was highly sought after, with 31,100 units delivered in October, an incredible increase of 37.2 per cent.