Volkswagen Group is market leader in international fleet business

The Volkswagen Group holds pole position in the fleet business on the five largest EU markets of Germany, UK, France, Spain and Italy. According to Dataforce, the market research institute, fleet registrations of vehicles produced by the Wolfsburg-based group with its passenger car brands Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda from January to September 2006 totaled 445,827 units (403,582 in 2005). This figure corresponds to an increase of 10.5 percent. The market share in this sector thus rose to 23 percent (22 percent in 2005).

The Volkswagen brand was particularly successful. With 246,580 registrations after nine months (205,718 in 2005), the brand progressed from second place to pole position in the passenger car brand ranking. The Volkswagen Passat is the most popular model for fleet customers in the five largest EU markets with a total of 85,580 registrations, and is followed by the Golf with 66,561 vehicles registered.

“The Volkswagen Group has maintained its market leadership and moved further ahead of its competitors in the fleet business. Apart from the excellent product range, professional market coverage by sales teams from the brand, importers and the Group have been crucial to our success,” commented Dr. Stefan Brungs, Head Volkswagen Group Fleet International.

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The Volkswagen Group offers a unique spectrum of products and services in the fields of key account and fleet management. Together the brands Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles offer vehicles in all classes from subcompact to luxury class and transporters. At the same time, Volkswagen Leasing can offer all the financial services relevant to fleet customers: from insurance and full-service leasing to complete fleet management.