Brand delivers 487,400 vehicles throughout the world: 6.2 percent fewer than in April 2018

• Deliveries rise in North America, Russia and Brazil
• In China, Volkswagen wins market shares in an overall market that continues to shrink
• Sales Board Member Jürgen Stackmann: 'We offer extremely attractive models in markets where the overall situation is difficult in many cases.'

Deliveries in the regions and markets in April developed as follows:

• In Europe, the Volkswagen brand delivered 150,300 vehicles, 4.8 percent down on the same month last year. This was partly attributable to capacity restrictions for petrol engines, where demand is currently high. In Western Europe, there was a decrease of 5.1 percent to 126,800 vehicles. In the key markets of the UK and Italy, the brand handed more vehicles over to customers than in April 2018 and was able to slightly increase its market shares.

• In the home market of Germany, 48,800 vehicles were delivered to customers in April, 7.3 percent down on the figure for April 2018, which had been particularly strong as a result of the environmental incentive. The brand's SUVs were especially popular here, with an increase of more than 18 percent compared with the previous year. Demand for the T-Roc, Tiguan and Touareg was particularly strong.

• The delivery figures for the Touareg also grew in Russia in Further impetus was provided by the Polo and the Tiguan, which were available as Connect special models throughout the market for the first time. In April, Volkswagen delivered a total of 9,600 vehicles in Russia, a rise of 7.3 percent. However, this positive development was insufficient to compensate for the falls in other markets of the Central and Eastern Europe region. In the region, a total of 23,500 vehicles were handed over to customers, representing a fall of 3.5 percent compared with April 2018.

• North America also developed positively in April. In the region, Volkswagen delivered 48,000 vehicles, corresponding to a rise of 3.9 percent compared with the same month last year. The largest single market, the USA, was the growth driver. Here, the brand handed over 31,300 vehicles (+8.7 percent) to customers. The popular SUV models Tiguan and Atlas accounted for over half of deliveries. In Canada too, Volkswagen recorded growth of 11.1 percent in deliveries. In Mexico, the situation remains difficult; deliveries there fell by 11.7 percent compared with April 2018.

• In South America, the largest single market of Brazil was unable to compensate for the poor situation in the region as a whole in April. In Brazil, Volkswagen boosted deliveries by 7.7 percent to 31,000 vehicles. However, this rise was offset by a fall of 54.5 percent in Argentina compared with April 2018 – as a result of the difficult overall economic situation. In total, the brand delivered 38,900 vehicles in the South America region, 7.9 percent fewer than in April 2018.