- Full year 2010: 13.5 percent increase in deliveries to customers
- Strong 22.8 percent growth in December
Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Forging ahead with international growth”
Detroit / Wolfsburg, 10 January 2011 - In 2010, the Volkswagen Group significantly improved on prior-year vehicle deliveries, handing over more than seven million units for the first time in a twelve-month period. In total, 7.14 million (+13.5 percent) compared to 2009 sales of 6.29 million vehicles were delivered to customers. Developments on the global passenger car market were positive, too, although growth only ran at 11.3 percent and the Group therefore won further market share. The Volkswagen Group also reported growth for the month of December, delivering 545,400 (444,200) units to customers, representing an increase of 22.8 percent.
"2010 once again showed we are forging ahead with our international growth and implementing our Strategy 2018," Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler said on Monday at the motor show in Detroit. "In 2011, our focus on innovative products and top technologies will remain the foundation of our success," Klingler added.
Clearly positive trend on established markets and in growth regions
The Volkswagen Group enjoyed a pleasing delivery situation on all of its Asian markets in 2010. Deliveries in China grew 37.4 percent to 1.92 million compared to 2009 sales of 1.40 million units, thereby setting a new record. There was a very substantial increase in deliveries in India, where the Group handed over 53,300 units a significant increase from 2009 sales of 19,000 vehicles to customers, a rise of 181 percent. The Group also reported a marked increase throughout the Asia/Pacific region, with deliveries running at 2.14 million units (1.55 million 2009) an increase of 38.5 percent
The picture was similar in other regions of the world. The Volkswagen Group delivered a total 888,000 up from 815,100 vehicles sales in 2009 to customers in South America, representing an increase of 8.9 percent. In the USA, the Group brands delivered 360,300 (298,000 unit in 2009) during the twelve-month period, corresponding to growth of 20.9 percent.
In Western Europe (excluding Germany), the Group delivered 1.85 million vehicles and increase of 11.6 percent from 2009 sales of 1.66 million vehicles, therefore performing noticeably better than the overall market which only grew 1.9 percent for the year. 10.8 percent more vehicles were delivered to customers in Central and Eastern Europe with a total vehicle delivered of 423,800. The Group’s growth in Russia was very pleasing (+39.5 percent).
On its home market of Germany, the Volkswagen Group delivered 1.04 down from 1.24 million vehicles (-16.8 percent) vehicles to customers in a year characterized by the effects of the scrapping premium. Since the overall market declined significantly during the last twelve months, contracting by 23.4 percent, the Group was able to expand its market share further.
In 2010, Group models such as the Volkswagen Polo, Golf, Lavida, Tiguan and Passat CC, the Audi A1, A5 Sportback and the Q5, the Škoda Yeti and Octavia models, as well as the SEAT Ibiza Sporttourer and Exeo Sporttourer were particularly popular.
Significant boost in deliveries for Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi and Škoda brands
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand also reported a new record for last year, with deliveries growing 13.9 percent to 4.50 million from 3.95 million units. In China, the brand’s largest single market, deliveries rose by 35.5 percent to 1.51 million units when compared to 2009 of 1.12 million units. In the USA, 256,800 (+20.3 percent) vehicles were handed over to customers. In Russia, vehicle deliveries even grew year-on-year by as much as 49.1 percent or 58,900 units an increase from the sales of 2009 of 39,500 units.
Audi delivered 1.09 million vehicles (+15.0 percent) vehicles to customers in 2010, giving the Ingolstadt-based brand its best sales figures ever. One contributory factor was deliveries to customers in the USA, where Audi sold more than 100,000 units for the first time (+22.9 percent). Developments in China over the past twelve months were also very positive, with deliveries increasing by 43.4 percent or 227,900 units an increase from 2009 sales of 158,900.
The Czech automaker Škoda delivered 762,600 an increase of 11.5 percent vehicles during the last twelve months, thus continuing its growth path. The brand grew in China, India and Russia in particular.
The Spanish brand SEAT delivered 339,500 a slight increase of 0.8 percent from the sales of 2009 of 336,700 vehicles worldwide in 2010. On its home market of Spain, the company reported an increase of 10.0 percent, delivering a total of 91,300 units to customers.
Worldwide deliveries by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles grew noticeably last year, up by 20.5 percent to 435,600 compared to 361,500 units sold in 2009. On West European markets (excluding Germany), the company grew 21.0 percent to 130,400 in Russia deliveries grew 27.8 percent or 7,200 units and in South America growth was as high as 67.4 percent or 113,700 units as compared to 2009 vehicles sales of 67,900 units.
source: Volkswagen
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