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Volkswagen deliveries fall 14.3% as sales in China keep declining
Volkswagen delivered 1.89 million vehicles worldwide from July to September, 14.3% fewer than in the same period a year earlier.
The decline was sharper than in the previous two quarters.
China was a major factor: deliveries there fell 38.5% to just under 406,000 vehicles.
Volkswagen faces a shrinking overall market, heavy price pressure and growing competition from Chinese manufacturers.
Sales growth in Europe and South America did not make up for the drop in China, while deliveries also fell at the Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche brands.
In Europe, demand for electric cars offered some relief, with nearly 150,000 orders for four upcoming models and electric vehicles making up about 40% of the order backlog.
Volkswagen said its locally developed electric models were beginning to have an effect in China, where deliveries of electrified vehicles rose about 30% year on year in the quarter.
Volkswagen delivered 1.89 million vehicles worldwide in the third quarter, down 14.3 percent from a year earlier.
Deliveries in China fell 38.5 percent in the quarter to nearly 406,000 vehicles.
For the first nine months of the year, Volkswagen deliveries reached just over 6 million, down 9.0 percent.
Growth in Europe and South America was not enough to offset the decline, especially in China.
Volkswagen said the Chinese market faces falling demand, strong price pressure and growing competition from domestic manufacturers.
- Who
- Volkswagen Group.
- What
- It delivered 1.89 million vehicles worldwide in the third quarter, 14.3 percent fewer than a year earlier.
- When
- July to September; the articles were published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Worldwide, with a particularly sharp decline in China.
- Why
- Weak sales in China, including a shrinking overall market, price pressure and growing competition from domestic manufacturers, weighed on deliveries.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The significantly declining overall market in China remains an industry-wide challenge. At the same time, our new locally developed electric models are beginning to have an impact.
In our home market, we are seeing a markedly accelerating trend towards fully electric vehicles. The main reasons are currently high fuel prices and a larger range of entry-level models.
Volkswagen deliveries were down 4.0 percent from the same period a year earlier.
The year-on-year decline in deliveries was 8.6 percent.
Volkswagen delivered 1.89 million vehicles worldwide, down 14.3 percent year on year.
Volkswagen deliveries totalled just over 6 million, down 9.0 percent year on year.
- Worldwide deliveries, third quarter
- 1.89 million vehicles; down 14.3 percent year on year
- China deliveries, third quarter
- Nearly 406,000 vehicles; down 38.5 percent year on year
- China deliveries, first nine months
- 1.38 million vehicles; down 30.2 percent
- Volkswagen deliveries, first nine months
- Just over 6 million vehicles; down 9.0 percent
- Fully electric vehicles delivered in Europe, first nine months
- More than 586,000 out of about 2.96 million vehicles
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