The Volkswagen Group has emerged
as the top carmaker in the world in the first half of 2016. As per the reports,
the company has manufactured the most number of cars than Toyota and General
Motors, despite the diesel emission scandal. The German based car manufacturer
emerges as not only the largest producer but also the largest seller in the H1
of 2016. In the first six months, Volkswagen has produced 5,268,000 cars, whereas
the Toyota Group has manufactured 5,033,177 cars and the reports of General
Motors is yet to be announced.
The sales of the Volkswagen Group
were high in the first half of 2016. Volkswagen sold 5,199,000 cars across its
brand, whereas General Motors reported the total sales of 4,760,000 units and
the Toyota Group, including Toyota, Daihatsu, Lexus and Hino, sold 4,991,741
units in the first six months.
Volkswagen picks up again in the
first half of this year, even though it’s operating profit has registered a
substantial dip to £ 5.3 billion (around Rs. 46,864 crore) in the H1 of 2016
from £ 6.8
billion (around Rs. 60,127 crore) in the same period of 2015. Volkswagen’s production is down by 0.6 percent
in the H1 of 2016, compared to the production in the same year-ago period. There
is a slight difference of 46,000 cars and this figure changed slightly when car
production in H1 of 2015 is taken into account.
The sales of Volkswagen were increased by
2.1 percent and registered extra 109,000 cars than the sales in the H1 of 2016.
It’s rival, Toyota’s production increased by 0.4 percent as well as sales drop
by 0.6 percent in the first six months of this year.
Source: Automotive
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