Volkswagen India, the Indian arm of the German automobile major and Europe’s largest automaker Volkswagen has witnessed a decline of 19 percent in its sales for the month of April 2013. The carmaker sold a total of 4,700 units in the month in comparison to 5,800 units sold in the same month in 2012.
The sales for the period January to April 2013 stood at 21,300 units against 26,200 units sold in the same period in 2012 which translates to a fall of 18.4 percent in sales in the period. The global sales of the carmaker however grew by 5.4 percent selling 4,80,900 units in the month in comparison to 4,56,100 units sold in April 2012.
According to Mr. Christian Klingler Board Member for Sales and Marketing Volkswagen Group and the Volkswagen Passenger Cars, the automaker has witnessed mixed developments in the world markets, with a fall of 7.5 percent in the sales in Europe for the period of January – December 2013, and an increase of 17.9 percent in the Asia Pacific region. Sales growth of the carmaker was found to be flat in the USA auto market and the South American region witnessed sales decline of 4.5 percent.