Volkswagen Boosts Global Commercial Vehicle Deliveries by 29%

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles was remarkably successful in the first six months of this year given the market conditions. Up to the end of June, Europe’s leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles delivered 260,300 units worldwide, an increase of 29 percent in comparison with the same period last year, when only 201,900 vehicles found new owners.

“The Transporter is by far the unchallenged market leader in its segment, and that’s the case despite the competitive situation being really fierce, with so many new launches,” says Harald Schomburg, Member of the Board of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for Sales and Marketing. “The new Caddy, which made its debut last year, has really made an impression on customers with its versatility, its spaciousness, and its economical engines“, says Harald Schomburg, „and it’s rapidly becoming a huge bestseller.“

A total of 17,212 of the new Crafter that was recently launched in Europe were achieved, and the company is confident it will take on a major share of the segment.

The first six months of this year also saw 29,165 Pickup Amarok units delivered. „As from next year, the Pickup is going to be manufactured for Europe and a number of other markets here in Hannover, so that we can meet the increase in demand," Schomburg explains.

Demand in Europe is still on the rise, as sales here were up by 17.2 percent, to 142,068 units, comparable period in the previous year. Of these, 59,664 deliveries were to the German market representing an increase of 5.6 percent. Other European markets, such as Great Britain (+16.4 percent), France (+23.9 percent) and Italy (+36.6 percent) also scored high two-figure growth rates, while in Turkey deliveries were up 56.8 percent.