大众今年一季度销量创新高，达到153万辆，其中3月销量达到584700辆，同比增长4.9%。销量增长主要得益于中国和美国市场强劲增长，这两个国家的销量超过了其他国家。大众季度交付量增加了5.9%，其中最大市场中国的交付量增加了8.6%。不过，在德国市场，大众销量下降了0.8%。伴随着大众销量和交付量的增加，公司CEOMatthiasMüller去年的收入也增加了40%，收入和红利达到1250万美元。拥有多个品牌的大众集团去年的运营利润增加了近一倍。

 

Volkswagen Hits Sales Record In First Quarter Of 2018

In the first quarter of 2018 Volkswagen increased its sales to a record 1.53 million cars, with 584,700 vehicles being sold in March – another record – as sales rose by 4.9 percent compared to March 2017. The boost was helped by strong gains in China and the United States, which is surprising given that most of the controversy surrounding the company developed there. Quarterly deliveries at Volkswagen increased by 5.9 percent, with an 8.6 percent expansion in China, the carmaker’s largest market, and a sizeable increase in deliveries too.

 

It wasn't all positive though – in Germany, Volkswagen's sales actually slipped by 0.8 percent, the company revealed on Monday.

 

The news of Volkswagen's increased sales and deliveries comes off the back of news that the company's chief executive Matthias Müller enjoyed a 40-percent increase in earnings last year. The boost saw him earn almost $12.5 million in pay and benefits.

 

The wider Volkswagen Group, which also includes Seat, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Bugatti, nearly doubled its operating profit last year, even as it continued to grapple with fallout from the emissions scandal and as it prepares to press ahead with a costly strategic shift to electric and self-driving cars across a number of its brands.