Vw Records 1.8 Million Vehicles in First Half of 2007

German automaker Volkswagen delivered 1.8All in all, the Volkswagen Group delivered 3.09
million vehicles from January to June of this yearmillion vehicles to customers worldwide in the first
to customers around the world. Such figure is asix months of 2007. This figure is an all-time sales
7.4 percent more than in the same period lastrecord for the company for the first half of the
year. The Middle East market experienced a salesyear. This conforms to a 7.8 percent increase
increase of a paused 32 percent compared to lastover the same period last year. From January
year.through June 2007, group deliveries in Europe
The Touareg confirms that is has its specialincreased by 3.7 percent to 1.86 million vehicles,
position as the most popular Volkswagen car in1.62 million of which went to Western Europe,
the Middle East region with 33 percent ofwhich reflects a 1.3 percent increase. The 238,000
Volkswagen's total sales for the first half of 2007vehicles sold in Central and Eastern Europe
and a 14 percent increase of sales in the first halfmarked a hike of 22.8 percent.
of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006The Volkswagen Group sold as much as 502,000
in the region.vehicles in the Asian-Pacific region; it is actually
Hans-Dieter Keller, Managing Director of20.9 percent more than in the first half of last
Volkswagen Middle East stated that they areyear. In China alone, the deliveries increased by
witnessing a significant growth in the region24.6 percent to 431,000 vehicles.
because of their attractive and increasingly uniqueSales significantly developed in the first half of the
model range. He explained that the Touareg isyear on the American continents as well. The
their bestseller in the region and the launch of theGroup's deliveries to customers in South America
new generation Touareg recently has lifted theirhiked by 27.7 percent resulting to 339,000
sales quite significantly for the first six months ofdelivered cars. Two hundred sixty thousand
2007. He also said that the launch of Volkswagen's(260,000) of which went to Brazil, generating a
new coupe-convertible, the Eos, and the28.6 percent growth. In North America, the sale
introduction to the Jetta 2.5 liter earlier this yearof 263,000 vehicles produced an increase of 3.1
has also played roles to this growth. He boastedpercent, thereby registering U.S sales with 2.8
that aside from their excellent model range, thepercent growth having 163,000 vehicles.
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