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September saw 20.7% growth in deliveries boosted in particular
by China, where COVID-19 lockdowns held up production in the
first half of the year.
The carmaker's output reflects a broad recovery across the auto
industry in recent months from a first half plagued by supply
chain troubles due to the war in Ukraine and shutdowns at
Chinese factories because of its coronavirus restrictions.
BMW deliveries in the third quarter were just slightly below
last year's with 6.6% growth in sales in September, and
Mercedes-Benz deliveries were up 20% in the third quarter.
Overall, Volkswagen's deliveries were down in every major region
this year, with Europe hardest hit, followed by the Middle East
and Africa.
China saw the lowest drop at 7.5% and a strong recovery in
September with deliveries a third higher than the same month
last year.
All-electric cars made up 6% of all deliveries, totalling
366,400 vehicles.
Around two thirds of all-electric deliveries were in Europe with
the remaining third primarily in China, where Volkswagen is
fighting domestic competitors and Tesla for a bigger share of
the domestic electric car market.
(Reporting by Victoria Waldersee, editing by Rachel More, Robert
Birsel)
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