Good month for VW

By Colin Windell

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is on a roll in all markets around the world with its April numbers for Africa up by 6,5% to 1100 units for the month.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 46 300 vehicles to customers around the world in the month of April alone (+16,2%). The markets in Western and Eastern Europe, as well as South America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region all contributed significant increases.

In addition to strong demand, the resumption of temporarily deferred deliveries of T6 with passenger car registration contributed to the positive volume of deliveries.

Overall, deliveries in the period from January to April of 161,000 vehicles already reached the level of the same period of the previous year (161 700; -0,4 percent) and will continue to improve in May.

In Western Europe, 33 600 vehicles were delivered in April (+22,2%). The German home market accounted for 14 900 vehicles out of this figure (+46 3%). In Italy 1 700 vehicles were handed over to customers (+44,4%), in the United Kingdom the figure was 3 600 vehicles (+10 0%) and in France 1 800 vehicles (+5,9%).

In Eastern Europe, the brand delivered 3 600 vehicles to customers in April (+12,8%). In South America (+24,3% to 3 600 vehicles), in the Asia-Pacific region (+8 7% to 1 900 vehicles) and in Africa (+6,5% to 1 100 vehicles) deliveries of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles also increased. 

Worldwide vehicle deliveries in April by model range:
• 22 100 vehicles from the T-model range (17 000; +29,8%)
• 13 500 vehicles from the Caddy range (13900; -3,1%)
• 6 100 vehicles from the Amarok range (5 500; +11,1%)
• 4 600 vehicles from the Crafter range (3 400; +35,4%)