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