Volkswagen Sales Stall

Volkswagen brand passenger vehicle deliveries were unchanged year on year at 413,700 units in February. Combined January-February volume slipped 2% to 920,700 units.

VW blames the lack of growth on a "tense" global market. The brand's deliveries in Europe rose about 1% to 246,800 units last month as a 4% increase in western Europe offset a 22% drop in central and eastern Europe. Sales in Russia plunged 40% to 20,000 units.

February volume in Asia Pacific rose by 2,600 units to 475,200 vehicles, led by a 1% gain to 441,600 units in China and Hong Kong.

In the Americas, VW brand sales climbed 4% to 85,700 units in North America but fell 3% to 49,200 in the U.S. Volume in South America plunged 19% to 83,900 vehicles, including a 20% drop to 64,000 units in Brazil.