April was not a good month for Volkswagen. The German group sold in all major world markets, less cars – the losses were at ten percent. Whether E-cars help?
Especially in its largest market, in China, it hit the VW group hard. Here, the group struck just under ten percent fewer trucks as a year ago. Apparently, the trade dispute with the US, adding further uncertainty to the consumers there. A revival of demand, which was expected due to the beginning of the month, reduced VAT, from remained.
Worldwide, the VW group delivered in April with 866.400 Cars and Trucks 6.6 percent less than a year ago. Sales declined on a broad Front: On its home market of Germany, Volkswagen sold 6.3% less in the USA, sales went up by almost four per cent, and in South America by more than six percent. Only in Brazil and Russia, the volume of sales grew.
Although car sales declined also from other manufacturers in Europe in April. With a Minus of 0.4 percent compared to the prior-year period of the deduction, however, was significantly lower than in the case of VW. According to figures from the European industry Association ACEA, it was in Europe, the eighth decline in a row. Particularly strong sales in April declined in the United Kingdom, with minus 4.1 percent. In Germany, the decline was 1.1 percent.
Finished Volkswagen in Emden
Bratislava instead of Emden
Volkswagen does not want to write off the year as a whole, in spite of the poor results. “We will be introducing in the coming months, important new models, and look more somewhat more optimistic in the second half of the year,” said VW sales head Christian Dahlheim on Friday.
Its sales of E-cars wants to expand VW in the medium term, significantly. A new small Electric newspaper is reporting that for reasons of cost, not in Germany to be built. According to the “trade sheet” is made, the model is likely to be in Bratislava, Slovak Republic. First of all, the Emden was provided for the construction of a new small car. A production in the Northern German VW factory does not cost a targeted retail price of 20 000 Euro in view of the wage in Germany, economically, was the report in the newspaper.
ar/uhe (dpa,rtr)