Volkswagen Group sales through April fell 4.9 percent in the United States even as the number of units it sold worldwide rose.
U.S. sales dropped to 184,300 in the four-month period, as lower results from its flagship VW brand offset an increase in Audi in North America, the automaker reported today.
Worldwide, the company sold 3.25 million vehicles, up 6.4 percent over the same period a month ago.
Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler said in Wolfsburg, Germany, that global market conditions are presenting a mixed picture.
“While there is a downward trend on the markets in South America or in Russia, we are seeing growth in Europe and above all in the Asia-Pacific region, where we continue to outperform the overall market,” he said in a statement.