Volkswagen Just Set An Incredible Automotive Record

We thought it would take years for Volkswagen to fully recover from Dieselgate but boy were we wrong.VW Group posted a monster sales year in 2017 with 10.7 million vehicles delivered, making it one of the largest automakers in the world. But notthelargest. That honor went to雷诺-日产联盟, whose acquisition of Mitsubishi helped place it at number one.

While this defeat likely didn't sit well with the Germans, VW has struck back in 2018 with 10.83 million vehicles delivered worldwide, a new all-time record for an automaker. While some automakers are currently tabulating their final sales figures, it looks like VW has taken the sales crown for now.

VW attributes its record sales year to growth and market share gains in South America, Europe, the USA, and China. With an onslaught of new models from its Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, Porsche, and Lamborghini brands, the VW Group was able to overcome various economic risks in various regions and managed to increase sales by 7% compared to 2017. Even issues such as theWLTP emissions regulations in Europeand economic uncertainty in China weren't enough to slow down VW.