Volkswagen sales up 109 pc in 2011
"Despite the volatile market condition, the Volkswagen Group India achieved a high growth in 2011. We sold 1,11,623 cars in the last year and produced 1,05,535 cars in our Chakan plant in the same time period. We strengthened our presence in India with a growth of 109.3 per cent in sales and a growth of 180 per cent in production at Chakan plant over 2010," Dr John Chacko, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India and President and Managing Director, Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd said in a statement.
The three brands --Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen--together delivered a total of 1,11,623 vehicles to customers in 2011 as compared to 53,341 cars in previous year.
Last year has been a year of milestones at Volkswagen Group with the 50,000th and the 1,00,000th car being rolled out in quick succession from the Chakan plant in Pune.
With 10 new cars being launched in 2011, Volkswagen Group increased their offerings to the Indian customers to 21 models.
To expand their reach in India, Volkswagen Group added 56 dealers to their network which increased the total to 219 dealers in 2011.
The Volkswagen Group almost doubled its market share from 2.5 per cent in 2010 to 4.9 per cent in 2011.
Volkswagen brand delivered 76,107 passenger cars in 2011 with a growth of 151 per cent as compared to 30,319 vehicles in 2010.
SKODA sold 30,005 cars in 2011, marking a growth of 49.9 per cent as compared to 20,019 cars in 2010, while Audi grew 83.5 per cent by selling 5,511 cars in 2011 as compared to 3,003 cars sold in 2010.
The local content of the models produced at Chakan plant was increased from 60 to 73 per cent in 2011. (UNI -Posted on / )
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