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VWSA first-quarter sales surge

Johannesburg - Volkswagen SA (VWSA) announced on Monday that its first-quarter sales figures surged nearly 46% to 24 861 in 2011 from 17 007 in 2010.

The German-owned vehicle manufacturer said the Volkswagen brand notched up 17 961 sales during the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 31% over the corresponding period's 13 701 units last year.

Over the period under review, the Audi brand increased 82% to 4 722 from 2 592

The commercial vehicles brand enjoyed the most significant growth - 205% - in the period from January to April, having sold 714 units last year compared with 2 178 this year.

In a statement, Volkswagen Group, the parent group, reported a rise in global vehicle deliveries for the first four months of this year.

Europe's largest automaker delivered 2.66 million units between January and April - an increase of 13.9% on last year's figure of 2.34 million over the corresponding period.

This outperformed the world market, which averaged a 7.7% increase.

The company also reported a rise for the month of April, when 690 900 vehicles were sold - up by 14.5% (2010: 603 500). 

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