Volkswagen Group has today reported a 1% increase in third-quarter global deliveries as new models helped sales in Western Europe.
A boost from Europe and South America countered pressure from China and the US, said Marco Schubert, a member of the German automaker's extended executive committee for sales, in a statement.
Group deliveries to China declined 7%, between rival Mercedes' 27% drop in the country over the same period and BMW's 0.4% decline.
Stellantis said today its third-quarter global vehicle shipments rose 13% year-on-year, with a boost from North America and new models helping the French-Italian-American group out after several quarters of declining sales.
Volkswagen's deliveries of battery electric vehicles rose 33.1% from July to September to 252,100 vehicles.
A 55% plunge in BEV sales to China was in stark contrast to a 213.5% jump in North America and a 60% increase in Europe.
Schubert said this was due to the varying market conditions in the three markets.
Volkswagen's Porsche AG unit saw a 26% decline in sales to China in the first nine months of the year, the sports car maker said earlier this week.
Volkswagen slashed its 2025 financial guidance in September and said it would take a €5.1 billion hit from Porsche AG's plans to delay the rollout of all-electric models.
