(Die Welt, 15th April 2008)
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Volkswagen – Europe’s biggest automobile group – has sold 1,57 million automobiles to the worldwide clientele from January to March 2008. According to VW, this was 7 % more than before the one-year period. For the first time, Germany has been outplayed by China as biggest business market.
The sales were increased by 23,3 % in Brazil, the third biggest market of the company. In Russia and India, the group achieved high growth rates with a delivery asset of respectively more than 45 %.
The deliveries decreased by 0,7 % in the US and in Western Europe, approximately 772.000 automobiles ( VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Lamborghini and VW-commercial automobiles) have been delivered.
Thus, the automobile manufacturer is achieving a record turnover within the first quarter.