Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles grows 9.6 percent with 390,000 worldwide

High increases were recorded by the T model range with 163,000 vehicles delivered (+17.1 percent) and the Caddy model range with 131,500 vehicle deliveries (+15 percent). In the month of October alone, the brand was well ahead of last year's figures with 40,200 vehicles delivered (+14.3 percent).

"We are glad to see a continuously positive development in Western Europe, proving our work leads to positive results. That is why we expect strong delivery results for the full year 2016," explains Bram Schot, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles responsible for Sales and Marketing. "The development of the declining markets such as South America stays challenging," Schot continues.

In Germany, 102,300 vehicles were handed over to customers in the first three quarters of the year (+12.2 percent). The key European markets of Italy (+49.9 percent to 9,200 vehicles), Spain (+35.2 percent to 11,000 vehicles), France (+21.6 percent to 15,900 vehicles) and the U.K. (+1.2 percent to 41,500 vehicles) recorded increases, too.

In Eastern Europe, 28,100 vehicles were delivered. This is equivalent to an increase of 12.4 percent. Outside Europe, growth was also recorded in North America (+21.7 percent to 6,600 vehicles) and South Africa (+1.5 percent to 7,200 vehicles). Deliveries fell by 11.1 percent to 27,600 vehicles in South America, by 1.5 percent to 12,500 vehicles in Africa, by 1.2 percent to 18,000 vehicles in the Asia Pacific region and by 1.6 percent to 27,900 in the Middle East.