In 2018 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 499,700 vehicles worldwide

In 2018, the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand handed over a total of 499,700 vehicles from the T, Caddy, Crafter and Amarok model ranges to customers worldwide (+0.4 per cent). This makes  the past year one of the most successful in the brand’s history. Growth was driven in particular by the core markets  in Western Europe.

“In 2018, we once again exceeded the already very strong previous year. We can be proud of this – and we are building on it”, emphasizes Heinz-Jürgen Löw, Member of the Board of Management responsible for Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. “Our products are achieving sustainable growth both in our European  domestic market and in some non- European markets. That is clearly the merit of our efficient and reliable vehicles as well as the strong performance of our dealers.” Overall, the brand has achieved solid growth in most regions worldwide in 2018 – despite challenging  economic  conditions  in major traditional markets such as the UK and Turkey and the conversion  of passenger car models to WLTP*. “We are starting the new year optimistically and are confident that we will be able to increase the excellent result again in 2019”, Löw continues.

Deliveries of the brand in 2018 in the regions and markets:

ž In Western Europe, 337,000  vehicles were handed  over to customers last year (+1.5 per cent). The domestic German market accounted for 127,700  of these vehicles (+4.1 per cent). The company  delivered 16,600 vehicles to Spain (+12.0 per cent), 47,000 to the UK (+1.7 per cent), 13,400 to Italy (+0.1 per cent) and 21,100 to France (-6.5 per cent). In Eastern Europe, the brand achieved an increase  of 6.4 per cent with 43,800 deliveries to customers.

žThe brand also recorded growth in deliveries in Africa (+19.8 per cent to 19,300 vehicles), South America (+7.5 per cent to 44,400) and the Asia- Pacific region (+1.9 per cent to 26,800)

žDeliveries in North America (Mexico; -8.2 per cent to 9,600 vehicles) and the Middle East (-38.0 per cent to 19,000) were below the full-year figures for 2017.