The Volkswagen-Group once again delivered more new cars in September than in the weak month of the previous year. 830,600 vehicles from all Group brands were delivered worldwide in the month, 9.9 percent more than in September 2022, VW announced on Friday. In the first nine months overall, the increase was 10.9 percent. A total of 6.75 million vehicles were delivered from January to September.
Compared to the previous month, growth even increased slightly again. In August the increase was only 5.7 percent. This was mainly due to this Chinabusiness, which was recently significantly in the red. In September, deliveries there were now only 0.9 percent lower than in September 2022. In Western Europe and North America, however, the group was able to increase significantly.
According to a spokesman, this is mainly due to the high backlog of orders from the previous year, which have still not been processed. In new business, especially with electric cars, there is a clear reluctance to buy, said Audi-Sales manager Hildegard Wortmann (57), who is also responsible for the area within the entire group. “However, as the general market development falls short of expectations, our order intake is below our ambitious targets,” she said.
Porsche sells 10 percent more cars, but is weak in China
Seperat also has Porsche reported on its sales on Friday: Porsche delivered 242,722 vehicles from January to September, around 10 percent more than in the same period last year. Sales grew in almost all regions of the world – but fell in the most important car market, China. 60,748 cars were delivered there. This corresponds to a decrease of around 12 percent. This is mainly due to the continued challenging economic situation in this region, it said.
In Germany The number of vehicles delivered grew by a good 19 percent from January to September. In the rest of Europe, Porsche, which is part of the Volkswagen Group, sold around 23 percent more cars. Sales increased by 14 percent in North America and 23 percent in overseas and growth markets. “In times of global economic uncertainty, we are currently benefiting in particular from our very balanced global sales structure,” said sales manager Detlev von Platen.