(May 21, 2018) WOLFSBURG, Germany — The Volkswagen Group and its brands continued on their growth path in April. At 927,200 units, deliveries by the Group in April were 10.2 percent higher than the same month last year. Over 3.6 million vehicles have been handed over to customers since the beginning of the year, 8.1 percent more than in 2017.

“The Volkswagen Group’s upward trend continues into the second quarter. Positive developments in Europe and the home market of Germany as well as in South America are particularly encouraging. We will continue to work on the attractiveness of our brands and products in the second quarter,” said Fred Kappler, head of Group Sales at Volkswagen.

The group continued its stable growth in the North American market, with deliveries since the beginning of the year running at some 300,900 units (+2.6 percent). 79,900 units were handed over to customers in the North America region in April (+0.5 percent). Over 53,700 U.S. customers took delivery of a new vehicle from the group in April, an increase of 3.2 percent.

Group deliveries in the South American market grew 31.8 percent in April. A total of 51,900 vehicles were handed over to customers in the region. Group deliveries in Brazil in April were substantially higher than the previous year: 34,000 new vehicles were handed over to customers there, an increase of 50.4 percent.