Volkswagen Cars' Sales Up But Slipping Outside Asia

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Cars brand sold 522,100 cars in November, up 3.4%, and it has sold 5.4 million cars worldwide from January through November, a 3.4% increase. Outside of Asia, VW Cars’ sales have fallen in nearly every major market.

"We expect to see further momentum from key countries such as China and the USA, where the GolfVolkswagen Volkswagen Golf Gen.7 [VII]Germany, 2012 > present363 versions
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will be launched shortly,” said Christian Klingler, head of sales and marketing at VW Cars.

In Asia, VW has sold 2.46 million cars, up 15.8%, from January to November. Of those, 2.26 million were sold in China, a 17.5% increase over the previous year. Indian sales have dropped of to 54,300 cars, a 14.7% fall.

In North America, VW has sold 563,000 cars so far this year. Of those, 373,700 cars have been sold in the United States, a drop of 5.2%.

South American sales are down 13.8% to 660,600 cars this year. Of those, 500,300 have been sold in Brazil, down 16.8%.

European sales have also fallen this year. Sales are down 4.8% to 1.51 million cars. Of those, 746,800 cars have been sold in Western Europe (excluding Germay), down 4.6%. VW Cars has sold 6.4% fewer cars in Germany this year with 516,900 cars sold. Central and Eastern Europe sales have fallen 1.7% to 242,300 cars. Of those, Russian sales are down 5.7% to 142,700 cars.