Almost a year after the Dieselgate scandal surfaced, the VW Group is ready to put it behind and focus on what it does best: selling cars.
Fixes for some of the engines equipped with cheating emissions software are starting to be approved in Germany, while in the USA, regulators are trying to reach a final settlement with lawyers representing owners of affected vehicles.
In the meantime, sales of the brand’s commercial vehicles are unaffected and have actually increased 5.7 percent from January to May, with 195,200 units delivered worldwide. The T model range was the top seller, as the Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan and California achieved a delivery increase of 11.2 percent, with 81,400 units, pleasing execs.
“We are very satisfied with developments in our sales situation in the month of May. This is also due to excellent work undertaken by our dealer network in the past few months. A lot of the feedback from our customers is positive; our product portfolio is well received“, commented Member of the Board of Management of VW Commercial Vehicles, responsible for Sales and Marketing, Bram Schot.
With 49,700 vehicles delivered to customers during the first five months of the year, up 4.4 percent, Germany remains the largest market for the brand’s commercial vehicles, while in Spain, Italy and France, the manufacturer sold 5,600 units, 4,500 units and 8,000 units, respectively.
Eastern Europe has recorded a rise of 8.2 percent, with 13,900 deliveries, while in North America, 3,000 vehicles found new owners, up 19.6 percent. In South America and the Middle East, 15,500 units and 1,4000 units, respectively, were shipped. In May alone, the brand sold 40,100 vehicles globally, up 8.7 percent.
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