Volkswagen enjoyed 6.2 million units last year
Volkswagen just added another feat under its established brand as it pocketed a sky-high 6.2 million Volkswagen vehicles in 2007, thanks to the continuous high demand of its models in Brazil, China, and Europe.
According to Volkswagen AG, the units sold last year jumped to as much as eight percent when compared to the 2006 record. China emerged as the country with the most number of VW models sold. This Asian republic received a strong 28 percent that translated to 900, 000 plus vehicles. Brazil came in second with 32 percent or 581, 000 units, while Eastern Europe bagged the third spot with as much as 20 percent or 496, 400 vehicles.
Not one but seven brands from the automaker made this record-high year possible. Volkswagen, Bentley, Skoda, Audi, Seat, Lamborghini, and Bugatti all contributed to the excellent record of the automaker.
To further strengthen its market scope, Volkswagen AG is keen in searching for the best location for its North American plant. This plant hopes to alleviate the 0.5 percent or roughly 530,000 units decrease of Volkswagen vehicles in the United States.
According to Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, the company hopes to sell even more units than 2007. Four years from now, the German company targets to sell at least eight million units and 11 million vehicles by 2018. Achieving that could be a step to finally overthrow Japanese automaker Toyota, which is just second to American company General Motors as the top manufacturer in the world.
Source: AFP.