VOLKSWAGEN GROUP DELIVERS 10.3 MILLION VEHICLES IN 2016
- 933,300 vehicles delivered in December (+11.8 percent)
- CEO Matthias Müller: “The fact that we handed over more than 10 million vehicles to customers last year bolsters the Group and its brands as we head for the future.”
The Volkswagen Group delivered 10.3 million vehicles to customers worldwide last year, a rise of 3.8 percent compared with the prior-year figure. Deliveries in December rose by 11.8 percent to 933,300 vehicles. Matthias Müller, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, commented: “2016 was a very challenging year for us. We made strides in resolving and overcoming the diesel crisis and at the same time initiated a fundamental change process with ‘Together – Strategy 2025′ to get Volkswagen ready for the future of mobility. Nonetheless, we managed to stabilize operating business in difficult conditions: the fact that we handed over more than 10 million vehicles to customers last year bolsters the Group and its brands as we head for the future.”
Full-year deliveries by the Volkswagen Group brands in Europe in 2016 totaled 4.2 million units (+4.0 percent), of which 340,600 new vehicles (+9.2 percent) were handed over to customers in December. Deliveries by the Group in Western Europe in December rose by 9.2 percent to 282,100 units. The Company recorded strong growth in the UK, Italy and France in December. 92,900 vehicles were handed over to customers in Germany in December – a decrease of 2.6 percent. Deliveries in Central and Eastern Europe during the same month rose by 8.8 percent to 58,500 units.
The Group handed over 939,100 new vehicles (+0.8 percent) to customers in the North America region last year. 94,000 vehicles were delivered in this region in December, an increase of 10.3 percent. Deliveries in the USA (+16.1 percent) contributed decisively to this positive trend. The Group delivered 36,500 vehicles in South America in December – a rise of 5.0 percent compared with the previous year.
4.3 million new vehicles (+9.7 percent) were delivered in the Asia-Pacific region in 2016, of which 4.0 million (+12.2 percent) were handed over to customers in China. Group deliveries to the Chinese market rose by 18.6 percent in December, with customers taking possession of 390,600 vehicles.
“In 2017 we will be intensifying our efforts in the major technological fields of the future, in e-mobility, autonomous vehicles, the digitalization of our products and our Company. At the same time, though, we will not be neglecting today’s core business. Our Group brands will be putting almost 60 new vehicles on the road for their customers during the coming year”, Müller said. “Apart from entirely new concepts, these include many of the brands’ core models such as the new Volkswagen Polo and Touareg, ŠKODA Yeti, SEAT Ibiza, Porsche Cayenne, Audi A8 and Bentley Continental GT. We are also systematically continuing with our e-mobility offensive and will be launching more than 10 new models with electric drives in 2017/18.”
Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen Group:
| Deliveries to customers by markets |
December |
December |
Change |
Jan.- |
Jan.- |
Change (%) |
| Europe |
340,600 |
312,000 |
+9.2 |
4,206,500 |
4,046,200 |
+4.0 |
| Western Europe |
282,100 |
258,200 |
+9.2 |
3,548,500 |
3,431,000 |
+3.4 |
| Germany |
92,900 |
95,400 |
-2.6 |
1,292,000 |
1,289,300 |
+0.2 |
| Central and Eastern Europe |
58,500 |
53,800 |
+8.8 |
658,100 |
615,200 |
+7.0 |
| Russia |
16,600 |
16,400 |
+0.9 |
166,900 |
174,400 |
-4.3 |
| North America |
94,000 |
85,200 |
+10.3 |
939,100 |
931,900 |
+0.8 |
| USA |
65,000 |
56,000 |
+16.1 |
591,100 |
607,100 |
-2.6 |
| South America |
36,500 |
34,700 |
+5.0 |
421,300 |
558,600 |
-24.6 |
| Brazil |
24,200 |
25,200 |
-4.0 |
257,800 |
390,000 |
-33.9 |
| Asia-Pacific |
418,000 |
361,100 |
+15.7 |
4,318,700 |
3,935,100 |
+9.7 |
| China |
390,600 |
329,200 |
+18.6 |
3,982,200 |
3,548,600 |
+12.2 |
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| Worldwide |
933,300 |
834,700 |
+11.8 |
10,312,400 |
9,930,500 |
+3.8 |
| Deliveries to customers by brands |
December 2016 |
December |
Change (%) |
Jan.- |
Jan.- |
Change (%) |
| Volkswagen Passenger Cars |
567.900 |
487.700 |
+16,4 |
5.987.800 |
5.823.400 |
+2,8 |
| Audi |
157.400 |
158.400 |
-0,6 |
1.871.300 |
1.803.200 |
+3,8 |
| ŠKODA |
91.500 |
86.600 |
+5,7 |
1.127.700 |
1.055.500 |
+6,8 |
| SEAT |
30.500 |
28.300 |
+8,0 |
410.200 |
400.000 |
+2,6 |
| Porsche |
19.500 |
15.200 |
+28,0 |
237.800 |
225.100 |
+5,6 |
| Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles |
46.200 |
40.500 |
+14,2 |
480.100 |
430.800 |
+11,4 |
| MAN |
10.700 |
9.800 |
+9,7 |
102.200 |
102.500 |
-0,2 |
| Scania (expected figures) |
7.600 |
6.500 |
+17,8 |
80.800 |
76.600 |
+5,5 |
| Volkswagen Group (total) |
933.300 |
834.700 |
+11,8 |
10.312.400 |
9.930.500 |
+3,8 |
VOLKSWAGEN BRAND FINISHES 2016 ON GENERALLY POSITIVE NOTE AS FULL-YEAR DELIVERIES RISE TO 5.99 MILLION VEHICLES
- 2.8 percent increase in deliveries compared with the whole of 2015
- 16.4 percent rise in December compared with the previous year
- China continues to drive the positive trend
- Encouraging results in all sales regions in December compared with the previous year
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand finished 2016 with full-year vehicle deliveries 2.8 percent up on the figure for 2015. 5.99 million vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide, some 164,000 more than in 2015. Deliveries grew by 16.4 percent in December, when a total of 567,900 vehicles were handed over to customers. Jürgen Stackmann, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Sales, commented: “The Volkswagen brand ended 2016 on a successful note. Almost 6 million customers chose our brand – and remained loyal to us in challenging times. These encouraging results at the close of 2016 give us confidence for 2017 – a year in which there will be several important product premieres in all regions.”
Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen brand in 2016:
| Deliveries to customers by markets |
December 2016 |
December 2015 |
Change (%) | Jan. – Dec. 2016 |
Jan. – Dec. 2015 |
Change (%) |
| Europe | 139,800 | 133,300 | +4.9% | 1,697,700 | 1,713,500 | -0.9% |
| Western Europe | 119,500 | 114,300 | +4.5% | 1,473,500 | 1,503,800 | -2.0% |
| Germany | 38,800 | 45,200 | -14.3%* | 557,800 | 601,000 | -7.2% |
| Central and Eastern Europe | 20,200 | 19,000 | +6.3% | 224,200 | 209,700 | +6.9% |
| Russia | 7,600 | 7,900 | -3.8% | 74,200 | 78,400 | -5.4% |
| North America | 58,800 | 52,700 | +11.6% | 580,600 | 592,100 | -1.9% |
| USA | 37,200 | 31,000 | +20.0% | 322,900 | 349,400 | -7.6% |
| South America | 30,100 | 27,000 | +11.5% | 335,400 | 458,200 | -26.8% |
| Brazil | 21,400 | 20,800 | +2.9% | 218,200 | 335,600 | -35.0% |
| Asia-Pacific | 317,300 | 251,800 | +26.0% | 3,171,700 | 2,836,100 | +11.8% |
| China | 303,100 | 235,500 | +28.7% | 2,999,300 | 2,630,000 | +14.0% |
| Worldwide | 567,900 | 487,700 | +16.4% | 5,987,800 | 5,823,400 | +2.8% |
*Systemic decline due to adjustment in ownership period
The main trends in December are outlined below: the good performance in Europe, the USA and – after some difficult months – also in South America is particularly worth mentioning.
- On the home market of Germany there was another noticeable decrease in December compared with the previous year, with deliveries down 14.3 percent to 38,800 units, chiefly as the result of a systemic decline due to an extension in the leasing term for employees. Referred to the full year, the performance on the German market declined by 7.2 percent.
- Some of the major markets in Western Europe put up a good performance compared with the previous year;
France: +35.8 percent, Netherlands: +29.1 percent, Italy: +29.5 percent. This was mainly due to strong demand for the Polo and Tiguan models. - Over 37,200 vehicles were delivered in the USA, a substantial increase of 20.3 percent compared with the previous year. This was in part due to the newly-launched Golf Alltrack and the facelift Passat. These models lifted demand compared with December 2015.
- Deliveries in Brazil ran at 21,400 units, an increase of 2.9 percent compared with the previous year. This was attributable to full resumption of production along with successful marketing measures.
- China, Volkswagen’s largest sales market, was once again the key driver of the positive trend, with 303,100 vehicles (+28.7 percent) handed over to customers there. The Middle Kingdom broke the record not only for December deliveries but also for full-year deliveries.
- Mexico maintained the good sales performance of previous months, with deliveries in December 9.3 percent higher than the previous year.