Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Renewed
increase in deliveries is a very good achievement by all brands. Market
developments in 2014 expected to be similar to 2013.”
The Volkswagen Group reported yet
another strong increase in worldwide deliveries for the full year 2013,
topping the record set in 2012. “In total, our Group delivered over 9.7
million vehicles to customers last year, ranging from small city cars
to heavy trucks – more than ever before”, Group Board Member for Sales
Christian Klingler said, commenting on the overall delivery figures
which also include estimates for the MAN and Scania brands. Klingler
continued: “Across the board, all brands contributed to these very
positive results which are a very good achievement in light of the
difficult conditions on markets all over the world. As far as the
current year is concerned, we expect market developments on a level
similar to 2013. Even though the situation in Europe would appear to be
stabilizing, economic uncertainty will continue and the challenges we
will be facing on markets will remain virtually unchanged.”
Excluding the heavy truck brands of MAN and Scania, the Volkswagen
Group delivered 9.5 (2012: 9.1; +4.8 percent)* million vehicles in
twelve months. The Group finished the month of December with a 6.3
percent increase, delivering 833,200 (December 2012: 784,100)* units.
Developments in the various regions and world markets were mixed. Group
brands delivered 3.65 (3.67; -0.5 percent) million vehicles on the
overall European market from January to December, of which 1.85 (1.85;
+0.1 percent) million units were handed over in Western Europe
(excluding Germany). 1.16 (1.18; -1.4 percent) million customers chose a
new model from the Volkswagen Group in the home market of Germany.
Europe’s largest automaker delivered 639,500 (644,300; -0.7 percent)
vehicles in the Central and Eastern Europe region. 303,200 (317,700;
-4.6 percent) vehicles were handed over to customers in the Russian
market during the same period.
Deliveries in the North America region from January to December grew
5.6 percent to 888,800 (841,500) units, of which 611,700 (596,100; +2.6
percent) were delivered in the United States. In the South America
region, the Volkswagen Group handed over 908,000 (1,010,100; -10.1
percent) million vehicles to customers during the same period, of which
682,200 (780,200; -12.6 percent) were delivered in Brazil.
The Group recorded very encouraging figures in the Asia-Pacific region,
where 3.64 (3.17; +14.7 percent) million vehicles were delivered to
customers in the period to December, of which 3.27 (2.81; +16.2 percent)
million were handed over to customers in China (incl. Hong Kong), the
Group’s largest single market. In contrast, deliveries in India declined
to 92,600 (114,100; -18.9 percent) units.
Outline of developments at Group brands
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 5.93
(5.74; +3.4 percent) million vehicles to customers worldwide during the
full year. The brand developed well in the Asia-Pacific region, handing
over 2.73 (2.37; +15.0 percent) million vehicles there. Volkswagen
Passenger Cars delivered 1.64 (1.70; -3.7 percent) million vehicles to
customers on the overall European market, where conditions remained
difficult, of which 560,100 (586,100; -4.4 percent) units were handed
over in the home market of Germany.
Audi delivered 1.58 (1.46; +8.3 percent) million
vehicles worldwide in 2013. The premium brand from Ingolstadt developed
particularly well in the Asia-Pacific region, where customers took
possession of 579,100 (478,900; +20.9 percent) new vehicles. Audi
delivered 190,300 (168,800) models in the North America region during
the same period, an increase of 12.7 percent.
The sports car manufacturer Porsche, which became a
Volkswagen Group brand on August 1, 2012, recorded full-year deliveries
totaling 162,100 vehicles. Demand for vehicles built by the
Stuttgart-based carmaker was particularly high in the Asia-Pacific
region, where 49,700 units were delivered, and in the North America
region, where 46,700 vehicles were handed over to customers.
ŠKODA delivered a total of 920,800 (939,200; -2.0
percent) vehicles in 2013. The Czech automaker grew deliveries for the
full year in Western Europe (excluding Germany), handing over 233,200
(225,900; +3.2 percent) units. The company delivered 251,800 (261,100;
-3.5 percent) vehicles to customers in the Central and Eastern Europe
region.
SEAT delivered 355,000 (321,000) vehicles worldwide in
2013, an increase of 10.6 percent. The Spanish brand benefited in
particular from a tailwind in Germany, where deliveries grew 20.3
percent to 76,600 (63,700) units, as well as in the UK, where the
company delivered 45,700 (39,000; +17.0 percent) units.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 551,900
(550,200; +0.3 percent) vehicles to customers last year, of which
159,400 (161,200; -1.1 percent) units were handed over in Western Europe
(excluding Germany). In contrast, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles grew
deliveries in the South America region by 8.3 percent, handing over
160,400 (148,100) vehicles to customer there.
