| Volkswagen AG continues to report increase in their | | | | friendly product lines will have increased from the |
| sales. In November, the automaker announced a 10.3 | | | | current seven to ten models by next spring. |
| % sales raise worldwide, etching a remarkable all-time | | | | Of the ten VW brand's biggest individual markets |
| high. | | | | worldwide, the highest increase in sales so far during |
| Overall, VW delivered 324,000 vehicles to customers. | | | | 2007 came in Brazil, with a raise of 34.7%. 448,000 |
| Vehicle deliveries increased 8.8% for the period | | | | VW models were delivered here from January to |
| starting January to November. Auto shoppers around | | | | November. This was followed by China, also |
| the world purchased 3.37 million Volkswagen brand | | | | Volkswagen's largest individual market, with a plus of |
| vehicles, the highest number ever for such a period. | | | | 28.0% with 726,000 deliveries and Argentina with a |
| "These impressive sales figures confirm our innovative | | | | surge of 21.3% accounting for 94,000 deliveries. |
| customer-oriented product policy and the sustained | | | | VW, the biggest automaker in Europe, expects |
| growth of the Volkswagen brand with its increasingly | | | | growing sales in South America and China to offset a |
| broad model range. After eleven months we have | | | | slowdown in Germany, its home market, as well as in |
| already delivered almost as many vehicles as we did | | | | the United States. |
| during the whole of the 2006 record-breaking year," | | | | Automakers are increasingly looking to developing |
| said Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board | | | | markets to expand. For the first eleven months of |
| of Management of Volkswagen AG and the VW | | | | 2007, the firm saw sales in Brazil increase 35% |
| brand. | | | | compared to the same period a year earlier while |
| The intense product offensive will be stepped up | | | | sales in China were nearly 30% higher. |
| further in 2008. The modifications are not only | | | | The positive news came after the German automaker |
| restricted to the auto parts accessories such as the | | | | opened its first car factory in Russia in November, |
| VW mirror switch, engines, fender, equipment and | | | | after Toyota, Renault, Ford and Kia also invested |
| more. Matter of fact, in conjunction with the Tiguan, the | | | | there, BBC News reported. Also, VW has forecast |
| Volkswagen brand's upcoming world premieres will be | | | | that total sales in all its units would reach the six-million |
| the Passat Coupé and the new Scirocco. | | | | mark this year. |
| Additionally, the BlueMotion family of environmentally | | | | |