Volkswagen Sells 2 Million Cars In China, Group Sales Up 6.5 Percent

by Bertel Schmitt

Published: October 12th, 2012

volkswagen sells 2 million cars in china group sales up 6 5 percent

Volkswagen published group totals for September. They are not quite the 6.8 million rumored a few days ago, but close enough. According to Volkswagen data, groupwide sales reached 6.71 million for the first three quarters of 2012, up 9.7 percent. In September, sales were up 6.5 percent to 801,000. In China, Volkswagen pierced the 2 million barrier.

Volkswagen global group deliveries September 2012 9M’129M’11YoYSep ’12Sep ’11YoYTotal6,710,0006,110,0009.7%801,000751,9006.5%Europe2,800,0002,770,0000.8%330,000340,000-2.9%Ger889,900864,4003.0%97,600103,300-5.5%WEUR ex D1,430,0001,520,000-6.0%180,000190,000-5.3%EEUR480,000390,10023.1%53,20049,3007.9%China2,000,0001,690,00018.5%260,000210,00023.8%USA431,600321,90034.1%51,60036,90039.8%South Am752,500701,0007.4%73,90081,400-9.2%Black: VW data. Blue: TTAC calculatedIncluding Porsche from August 1, 2012 excluding MAN and Scania

The Volkswagen Group more than made up for weak sales in Europe with continuously strong sales in China and the U.S. Volkswagen publishes YTD data only, but according to TTAC’s tracking, groupwide sales in China were up 23.8 percent in September. For the year, Chinese sales are up 18.5 percent to 2 million units for the first nine months.

Volkswagen includes Porsche since August 2012, but excludes MAN and Scania in these data..

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Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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