Volkswagen Announces Record Worldwide Sales in First Quarter
Volkswagen Announces Record Worldwide Sales in First QuarterAlmost 800,000 vehicles delivered in three months05 April 2006Wolfsburg, Germany - The Volkswagen brand achieved worldwide record sales in the first quarter of 2006. 795,000 vehicles were delivered to customers during the first three months of the year. This is the highest start-of-year figure in the history of the company and represents a rise of some 108,000 vehicles or 15.7 percent compared with the prior-year period. Dr. Michael Kern, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, said: ?Our new products are now realizing their full potential on the markets. Additionally, improvements in sales structures independent of the models themselves are having an effect.?