| Europe's largest automaker and producer of high | | | | Overall, Europe's largest automaker has been able to |
| quality VW Bug parts has been able to deliver around | | | | deliver 3.09 million vehicles to customers throughout the |
| 1.8 million vehicles in the first half of this year to | | | | first six months of this year. This an all-time sale record |
| customers around the globe. It's 7.4 percent more than | | | | for the company for the first half of the year which |
| the same period last year. Volkswagen's Middle East | | | | corresponding an increase of 7.8 percent over the |
| market has experienced an increase of a staggering | | | | same period last year. |
| 32 percent as compared to last year. | | | | Volkswagen group deliveries from January through |
| The Touareg has been able to prove its position as | | | | June 2007 in Europe has also experience an increase |
| the most popular Volkswagen vehicle in the Middle | | | | by 3.7 percent to 1.86 million vehicles of which 1.62 |
| East region accounting for 33 percent of | | | | million was delivered to Western Union. There was |
| Volkswagen's total sales for the first half of 2007. | | | | also an increase in the number of deliveries in Central |
| There is also a 14 percent increase in the overall sales | | | | and Eastern Europe reaching 238,000 vehicles marking |
| in the first half of 2007 as compared to the same | | | | an increase of 22.8 percent. |
| period last 2006 in the region. | | | | Europe's largest automaker was also able to sell |
| According to Hans-Dieter Keller the Managing Director | | | | 502,000 vehicle sin the Asia-Pacific region representing |
| of Volkswagen Middle East, "We are experiencing | | | | a 20.9 percent increase as compared to the first half |
| significant growth in the region as a result of our | | | | last year. Likewise, the deliveries in China have also |
| attractive and increasingly individual model range. The | | | | increased by 24.6 percent to 431,000 vehicles. |
| Touareg is our bestseller in the region and the launch | | | | And surprisingly, Volkswagen has obtained positive |
| of the new generation Touareg recently has boosted | | | | results for the first half of this year on the American |
| our sales quite dramatically for the first half of 2007. | | | | continents. For South America, Volkswagen has gotten |
| The launch of Volkswagen's new coupe-convertible, | | | | 27.7 percent increase or 339,000 cars of which |
| the Eos, and the introduction to the Jetta 2.5 litre earlier | | | | 260,000 was delivered to Brazil producing a 28.6 |
| this year has also contributed to this growth. Apart | | | | percent growth for VW there. Meanwhile in North |
| from the excellent model range, professional market | | | | America, Volkswagen was able to sell 263,000 |
| coverage by our partners has been crucial to our | | | | vehicles or a 3.1 percent increase thereby registering a |
| success." | | | | 2.8 percent increase to 163,000 vehicles. |