958,600 vehicles handed over to customers in June

• Over 5.5 million deliveries in the first half of the year (+7.1 percent)
• Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: 'This was the best-ever first half year in our company's history. Group deliveries increased significantly in all core regions.'

The Group continued on its growth path in Europe in June: 456,800 new vehicles were delivered to customers – an increase of 11.0 percent compared with the previous year. 130,600 of these vehicles were handed over in the home market of Germany (+5.0 percent). 75,000 units were delivered in Central and Eastern Europe in June, a rise of 11.9 percent. The Group has delivered over 2.4 million new vehicles (+6.5 percent) to customers in Europe since the beginning of the year.

Deliveries in the North America region remained stable in the first half year: 465,000 new vehicles were handed over to customers there from January to June (+0.8 percent), of which 311,900 (+6.3 percent) were delivered in the U.S. market. While deliveries in the USA grew in June (+3.7 percent), the Mexican market shrank, impacting delivery performance in the region. The Group handed over 48,700 vehicles (+11.3 percent) to customers in South America in June, of which 33,300 were delivered in Brazil (+29.6 percent). The region recorded 13.1 percent growth in the first half year.

Deliveries in the Asia-Pacific region grew to over 2.1 million in the first six months (+8.9 percent). 342,900 vehicles were handed over in June (-1.2 percent). There was a noticeable reluctance to buy on the part of consumers in the Chinese market in June, with deliveries declining by 2.2 percent; this was attributable to the lower tariffs on imported vehicles which came into effect on July 1, 2018. Just under 2 million vehicles were handed over to customers in the first half of the year, representing 9.2 percent growth.

Deliveries to customers by markets	June 2018	June 2017	Change (%)	Jan- June 2018	Jan- June 2017	Change (%)
Europe	456,800	411,700	+11.0	2,419,200	2,271,600	+6.5
Western Europe	381,800	344,600	+10.8	2,015,900	1,905,600	+5.8
Germany	130,600	124,400	+5.0	709,800	678,600	+4.6
Central and Eastern Europe	75,000	67,100	+11.9	403,200	366,100	+10.2
Russia	19,400	16,700	+16.6	102,900	85,800	+20.0
North America	81,100	83,900	-3.4	465,000	461,400	+0.8
USA	53,600	51,600	+3.7	311,900	293,400	+6.3
South America	48,700	43,700	+11.3	280,900	248,400	+13.1
Brazil	33,300	25,700	+29.6	174,400	142,300	+22.6
Asia-Pacific	342,900	347,000	-1.2	2,163,400	1,986,100	+8.9
China	308,400	315,300	-2.2	1,994,400	1,826,000	+9.2
Worldwide	958,600	920,700	+4.1	5,519,000	5,155,400	+7.1

Deliveries to customers by brands	June 2018	June 2017	Change (%)	Jan- June 2018	Jan- June 2017	Change (%)
Volkswagen Passenger Cars	534,000	512,700	+4.2	3,118,700	2,935,100	+6.3
Audi	164,000	170,500	-3.8	949,300	908,700	+4.5
ŠKODA	116,500	105,200	+10.8	652,700	585,000	+11.6
SEAT	51,400	45,200	+13.7	289,900	246,500	+17.6
Porsche	21,300	22,500	-5.3	130,600	126,500	+3.2
Volkswagen Commercial vehicles	49,200	45,100	+8.9	258,800	250,000	+3.5
MAN	12,100	9,800	+24.4	65,400	52,700	+24.0
Scania	8,700	8,300	+6.0	46,800	43,600	+7.3
Volkswagen Group (total)	958,600	920,700	+4.1	5,519,000	5,155,400	+7.1

Photo credit: Volkswagen
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