Volkswagen Truck and Bus sells 96,000 vehicles in H1 2017, up 8%

Volkswagen Truck and Bus has reported sales of 96,000 vehicles in the first six months of 2017 – an increase of 8 percent on the previous years figure. 

In the first half of 2017, sales at MAN Truck & Bus rose to 41,700 vehicles (+5%). This figure includes the new transporter product range, the MAN TGE, sale of which started in the second quarter of 2017. Sales of vehicles from Volkswagen Caminhoes e Onibus were supported by positive demand from the export sector and were, at 11,750 units, 16 percent higher than in the previous year. Scania's unit  sales rose by 8 percent on the previous year's figure to 43,610 trucks and buses. 

Andreas Renschler, CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Volkswagen AG Board Member responsible for commercial vehicles, commented as follows: "We are very satisfied with the development of our unit sales and the further buildup of Volkswagen Truck & Bus in the first half-year 2017. The positive trend is continuing, in particular in the regions South America, Russia, and China." 

In the truck sector all three of the Volkswagen Truck & Bus brands recorded an increase in their sales figures. With a total of 87,530 vehicles, they sold 7 percent more than in the previous year. Development in the various regions differed, however. In the EU28+2 (EU member states, Norway and Switzerland) sales were, at 53,860 at almost the same level as in 2016. In South America the brands recorded sales of 13,230 trucks, an increase of 20 percent on the previous year's figure. In Argentina reforms implemented by the state and impetus from the agricultural sector led to a significant rise in unit sales. In Russia signs of an economic recovery and falling inflation rates generated considerable growth in sales. The positive development in sales in China made a particularly large contribution to the 47 percent growth in sales in the Asia-Pacific region.

Sales of buses from the Volkswagen Truck & Bus brands totaled 8,480 vehicles, an increase of 12 percent.