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Volkswagen sales on the rise

August 6 - 12, 2008
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THE_Volkswagen Group delivered 3.27 million vehicles worldwide up 5.8 per cent from January to June 2008.

This is the highest figure ever for the first six months of a year - including an impressive growth in Bahrain and the neighbouring Gulf states.

Group worldwide deliveries in June also reached a new record: compared with the same period last year, the number of vehicles delivered rose by 2.4 per cent to 573,000.

Volkswagen Middle East delivered almost 6,000 vehicles across the region, an increase of a staggering 42 per cent over the same period to last year.

Hans-Dieter Keller, managing director of Volkswagen Middle East said: "The team at Volkswagen Middle East is extremely proud of our sales achievement so far in 2008.

"One Volkswagen vehicle that has really proved to be popular is our new SUV, the Tiguan which launched in May."







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