The Volkswagen brand is moving from strength to strength in new car sales with reports that its sales figures are up 12.2 percent to a record-high of 2.09 million units in the first five months of the year. By comparison at this stage in 2010, VW had sold 1.86 million and that was considered excellent for the time.

The strong results can be largely attributed to the Chinese market which has become the Volkswagen brand’s largest single market and accounts for a third of this year’s sales. In the period from January to the end of May, VW sold 714,200 cars in China, recording a 15.3 percent increase.

In North America Volkswagen sold 194,600 vehicles, marking  a 19.7 percent growth in the period. In Central and Eastern Europe, VW’s sales rose 40.2 percent to 71,900 units, while the brand almost doubled deliveries to Russia at 34,400 vehicles. In its domestic market of Germany, the company’s sales reached 248,000, up by 3.6 percent.

The Volkswagen brand is moving from strength to strength in new car sales with reports that its sales figures are up 12.2 percent to a record-high of 2.09 million units in the first five months of the year. By comparison at this stage in 2010, VW had sold 1.86 million and that was considered excellent for the time.

The strong results can be largely attributed to the Chinese market which has become the Volkswagen brand’s largest single market and accounts for a third of this year’s sales. In the period from January to the end of May, VW sold 714,200 cars in China, recording a 15.3 percent increase.

In North America Volkswagen sold 194,600 vehicles, marking  a 19.7 percent growth in the period. In Central and Eastern Europe, VW’s sales rose 40.2 percent to 71,900 units, while the brand almost doubled deliveries to Russia at 34,400 vehicles. In its domestic market of Germany, the company’s sales reached 248,000, up by 3.6 percent.