(March 12, 2014) Volkswagen delivered 923,100 passenger cars in January-February, up  3.3 percent from 2013. The brand also grew deliveries for February, when customers took possession of 407,600, a 1.5 percent increase from last year.

"Even though the situation in some markets was at times difficult, the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand continued to develop well in the first two months of the year," said Christian Klingler, board member for sales and marketing, Volkswagen Group. "There was high demand in particular for the up!, Golf and Golf Estate as well as the Touran and Tiguan,"Klingler added.

Volkswagen Passenger Cars handed over 245,200 vehicles on the overall European market in the period to February, a 5.9 percent increase. Deliveries in Western Europe (excluding Germany) rose 7.8 percent to 124,800 units.

The brand recorded a 11.1 percent rise in deliveries in the Asia-Pacific region in January and February, handing over 472,700 (425,500) vehicles.

Deliveries by the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in North America were down 9.3 percent to 81,900 — from 90,300 units — of which 50,600 were handed over in the United States, a 16.3 percent decrease.