Volkswagen Breaks Sales Record

The largest European automaker is currently enjoyingvehicles in any country in China. The booming Chinese
much success and it is evident in the company's saleseconomy has seen the Chinese auto market increase
output. Volkswagen has broken sales record for thealmost exponentially. Volkswagen sold 443,000
first half of the year. From January to June this year,vehicles in the said Asian country for the first half of
the automaker has delivered 2.11 million vehicles all overthe year. This shows an increase of 25.4 as
the world. The number of vehicles sold by thecompared to the same period last year. Although the
automaker for the first half of the year is 7.9 percentautomaker has posted an increase in double figures in
more than their sales output for the first half of 2006.sales in China, that country does not hold the distinction
The increased sale for the automaker continued in July.of having the highest sales increase. In Brazil,
Last month, the automaker reported that they haveVolkswagen sold 261 Volkswagen vehicles, an
sold 310,000 vehicles. That figure is 10.5 percent moreincrease of 30.3 percent compared to the first half of
than the company's sales for the same month last2006.
year. The figures stated do not include sales for theThe current lineup of the German automaker ranges
subsidiary of the automaker. It corresponds only to thefrom the compact Fox with its Volkswagen Fox
sales for the Volkswagen brand. Sale of Audi, Bentley,radiator to the Phaeton, an executive limousine.
Bugatti, Lamborghini, Seat, and Skoda units are notBetween these two auto models, Volkswagen boasts
included. Together, these brands combine to makeof the Eos, the Jetta, the New Beetle, the Passat, the
Volkswagen AG the fourth largest automaker in theRabbit, and the Touareg among others.
world behind Toyota, General Motors, and Ford.In the United States auto market, Volkswagen's share
As can be expected, the automaker is excited by thein the auto market is also growing. In the future, the
way their sales are picking up. Dr. Michael Kern, theautomaker is looking to introduce diesel cars to the
brand sales and marketing director, said that they areNorth American car market for wide usage. Its
looking for sales to further increase in the followingsubsidiary, Audi, is in the forefront of the development
months. "We have never sold so many Volkswagenof new generation diesel engines. If American
vehicles in this period before. We look forward withconsumers like what they see with Volkswagen diesel
confidence to the month ahead," said Dr. Kern.cars, it can be expected that the automaker sill once
Although the United States is the largest auto marketagain break sales record.
in the world, Volkswagen sold the most number of