Volkswagen Global Sales Drop, Obviously!
Volkswagen sales were 2,2 percent lower in November than a year earlier, but it did see some positive results with increases in western Europe and China which helped cushion the blow where steep declines occurred such as in the US.
In November 2014 the car company delivered 852 900 whereas this year it delivered 833 700. But like mentioned, there were increases which saw western Europe sales go up by 2,6 percent and China sales rose by 5,5 percent.
Unlike in the US, there has been no confirmation that Volkswagen cheated on European emissions tests. It will nevertheless recall some 8.5 million cars across the region to fix their emissions systems.
CEO Matthias Mueller acknowledged that “the Volkswagen Group and its brands are currently experiencing challenging times.”
“At the same time, we are pleased that our customers are remaining loyal to us, especially in this situation, and continue to place their trust in us,” he said in a statement.
The core Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand saw deliveries drop 2.4 percent to 496 100 vehicles in November, while January-November sales were down 4.5 percent to some 5.34 million. The brand delivered 6.12 million cars in total last year.
VW brand sales executive Juergen Stackmann noted the drop through November and said: “in view of the situation of the brand, which is currently challenging, I do not expect that we will be able to compensate for this fall in the remaining days of the year.”
Source: IOL motoring
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