VW China sales surge 68% to 128,000 units in July

Aug. 19, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Volkswagen AG, world's third-largest auto maker, said its vehicle sales in China surged 68% last month from a year earlier to a record 128,000 units, the Guardian reported on Monday.

The auto maker attributed the sales boom to the launch of a range of VW models specifically for the Chinese market and to the government stimulus measures to boost vehicle sales.

Vehicle sales in China accounted for almost a quarter of the company's total global sales in July, said the auto maker.

In first half of this year VW sold a record 652,222 vehicles in China and Hong Kong, up 22.7% from a year earlier, making the country its biggest auto market worldwide.

Volkswagen China President Winfiried Vahland earlier said in a statement that China is currently in the spotlight in the global automotive market, and that the company's vehicle sales have grown along with the Chinese auto market.