2015 has been a good year with Volkswagen's commercial vehicles kicking off to a great start inEuropean Markets with more than 19,500 vehicles sold only in Western Europe in January. A stunning growth of 2.8% was observed from the same month of the preceeding year. The United Kingdom and Spain markets require special mention as the most development was seen in these countries with an astounding 14.9% increase in sales witnessed in the UK and a 12% increase in sales recorded in Spain. Germany also displayed a 4.8% increase in sales of Commercial Vehicles.
However, models like the T5, Caddy, Amarok and Crafter series recorded a 3.3% dip in their sales, which could be attributed to the difficult situations in South America and Eastern Europe. Also, the production of T2 slowly disintegrated to nothing in Brazil at the end of 2013. This region has also recorded an appalling 29.8% decline in sales as compared to the same month last year. The result of the decrease in sales in Russia was felt particularly in Eastern Europe. This region suffered a 6.6% decrease in sales with a total of 2,500 units delivered.
The African region has remained stable in aspects of sales of vehicles with a slight 1% decrease in sales, managing to sell 1,500 vehicles this year. The Asian and Pacific regions witnessed a 5.9% dip in sales. Turkey also recorded a significant 16.1% decrease in sales as compared to that of the previous year.
Source: Autobei
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