Volkswagen Group brands – Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen achieved phenomenal sales figures during the six months period from January to June 2011. With the launch of four new models, Audi A8, Audi R8 Spyder, Audi A7 and the Audi RS 5, Audi delivered 2,802 cars in the said period with 100.1% growth as compared to 1,400 cars during the same period last year. Skoda delivered 14,611 cars in said period with 49.6% growth as compared to 9,765 cars in the same period last year. Volkswagen brand launched the Vento IPL edition and the New Passat with BlueMotion Technologies and delivered 37,678 cars in the said period compared to 6,202 cars in the same period last year.   

 Snapshot of sales achieved in India – January to June 2010 v/s January to June 2011

About Volkswagen Group India. With its headquarters in Pune, Maharashtra, the Volkswagen Group is represented by three brands in India: Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda. The Volkswagen Group is completing 10 years of its India journey which began with the entry of the Skoda brand in 2001, Audi brand and Volkswagen brand in 2007. Each brand has its own character and operates as an independent entity in the market. With 18 models in India and more than 160 dealerships, Volkswagen Group India is all set to capture the Indian market with the inauguration of the Pune plant which has an investment of Rs 3,800 crore (580 million Euros) and a production capacity of 130,000 cars annually.

Volkswagen Group India is a part of Volkswagen AG, which is globally represented by 9 brands- Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Scania, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge) and Volkswagen Passenger Cars.

Source :- Volkswagen India

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Posted by Prashant Gandhi on 21 July, 2011 11:58:00 AM IST #