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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

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Latest research from Specialist Car Finance Experts, Forza Finance , has revealed that BMW is the most popular luxury car brand to finance in 16 of Europe’s 44 countries including the UK & Ireland based on finance rather than sales or units. Mercedes-Benz is most popular in Russia, Czechia and Slovakia.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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fewer than in the previous year; however, the Group saw increased total sales revenue. Improvements in the mix, positive exchange rate effects and the financial services business helped sales revenue to reach €213.3 The operating return on sales before special items was in the expected range, at 6.0%. billion in total.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS and Russia. Global ŠKODA sales reached 1.3 ŠKODA traces its history back to 1905, with the production of automobiles by Laurin & Klement Co. million cars in 2016.

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Volkswagen Group delivers more than 10M vehicles in one year for first time

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We are also making good progress with our other main goals: return on sales, customer satisfaction and top employer. —Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler. Porsche delivered a total of 189,800 (162,100; +17.1%) vehicles in the period to December. —Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Prof.

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivers nearly 6M vehicles in 2013, 2.51M to China (42%)

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of Volkswagen Passenger Cars’ global sales. With the strong results in China in 2013 from other Volkswagen Group brands— Audi: 491,989 units, 31% of total sales. Škoda: 227,000 units, 25% of sales. Porsche: 37,425 units, 60% of sales. million light-duty vehicle sales in China in 2013. Of those, 2.51

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Volkswagen Group global deliveries up 4.8% in 1st 3 quarters to 7M vehicles

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from 479,000 in 2012, of which 226,100 (-3.7%) were handed over in Russia, the region’s largest single market. Porsche, which became a Volkswagen Group brand on 1 August 2012, delivered a total of 119,700 vehicles in the period to September. 37,700 customers took delivery of a new Porsche in the overall European market.

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Volkswagen Group: 10-million vehicle sold mark for 2014 within reach; China largest single market

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The ten million mark is within reach in spite of all the uncertainties in the global automotive sector ,” Christian Klingler, Group Board Member for Sales, said in Wolfsburg. 240,700 (276,200; -12.9%) models were handed over to customers in Russia. 240,700 (276,200; -12.9%) models were handed over to customers in Russia.

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