Despite tough economic conditions, Volkswagen sales surged by over 10 percent in April. The German automaker sold 335,000 units during April — up 10.3 percent from April 2007 and well over VW’s goal to increase sales by 6 percent.
Through the first four months of the year, VW has delivered 1.25 million vehicles worldwide, a 9 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Through the first quarter of the year, VW’s top three markets were China — with a 21.4 percent increase to over 305,000 units — Germany — which saw a sales increase of 13 percent to 172,000 cars — and Brazil with 168,400 cars — up 22.4 percent.
VW also saw strong growth in eastern Europe, with sales rising 23 percent to 53,000 vehicles.
