Volkswagen reveals upbeat commercial vehicle sales figures 16 December 2011

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles continued to record rising sales figures over the last 11 months, with the firm delivering 479,000 light commercials during this period around the world – an increase of 22.5% over the same period last year (391,000).

"We have already sold around 40,000 more commercial vehicles than in the whole of 2010", says Harald Schomburg, member of the board of management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for sales and marketing. "All our ranges have sold extremely well in 2011."

The Caddy range was the most successful, with 146,100 units sold around the world, representing a rise of 26%. The T5 range increased its global sales by 5.6% to 139,900 units. Crafter sales rose by 4.1%, with 34,600 units sold worldwide. And a total of 60,200 Amarok pickups was sold (Jan – Nov 2010: 18,500).

"Together with our dedicated and specialised dealers and importers, we improved our position," says Schomburg. "2011 will go down as a record year in the history of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles."

And he continues: "In Europe we experienced three times the level of growth for city delivery vans, transporters and pickups.

"Although this segment as a whole rose from January to October 2011 by six percent, new registrations of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles rose by 18%."

Author
John Challen

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