VW Group deliveries rise in September
Volkswagen Group said deliveries of its various brands rose 6.3 percent year on year in September to 406,500 vehicles on strong demand for its crossovers.
The German automaker gained market share in September as industry light-vehicle sales rose 3.3 percent.
Volkswagen reported strong demand for the Tiguan and Teramont crossovers, which helped boost VW brand sales 7.5 percent to 310,500 vehicles.
The seven-seat Teramont, which debuted in July, generated sales of 8,600, while Tiguan deliveries jumped 51 percent to 33,700.
Audi deliveries increased 7.2 percent last month to 58,445 vehicles, as the brand continued its recovery from a dealer boycott. The brand reported strong sales of the long-wheelbase A4L and the A6L sedans, as well as the Q7 crossover.
For the period, Skoda sales declined 4.5 percent to 30,600 vehicles. The Czech value brand anticipated the decline, which was because of model changeovers for the Octavia hatchback and Rapid sedan.
VW did not release September sales in China for Porsche or Bentley. For the first nine months, Porsche’s China deliveries increased 10 percent to 54,090 vehicles.
For the year to date, VW Group deliveries edged up 1.4 percent to 2.89 million vehicles. That was enough to maintain a lead over rival General Motors, whose sales for the period rose 1 percent to 2.75 million.
The German automaker gained market share in September as industry light-vehicle sales rose 3.3 percent.
Volkswagen reported strong demand for the Tiguan and Teramont crossovers, which helped boost VW brand sales 7.5 percent to 310,500 vehicles.
The seven-seat Teramont, which debuted in July, generated sales of 8,600, while Tiguan deliveries jumped 51 percent to 33,700.
Audi deliveries increased 7.2 percent last month to 58,445 vehicles, as the brand continued its recovery from a dealer boycott. The brand reported strong sales of the long-wheelbase A4L and the A6L sedans, as well as the Q7 crossover.
For the period, Skoda sales declined 4.5 percent to 30,600 vehicles. The Czech value brand anticipated the decline, which was because of model changeovers for the Octavia hatchback and Rapid sedan.
VW did not release September sales in China for Porsche or Bentley. For the first nine months, Porsche’s China deliveries increased 10 percent to 54,090 vehicles.
For the year to date, VW Group deliveries edged up 1.4 percent to 2.89 million vehicles. That was enough to maintain a lead over rival General Motors, whose sales for the period rose 1 percent to 2.75 million.
