VW Brand Sales Set to Drop for First Time in More Than a Decade
- VW sales drop 4.5% January through November to 5.34 Million
- Sales probably won't match last year's 6.12 million, VW says
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Volkswagen AG’s deliveries of its namesake brand are set to decline for the first time in 11 years as customers turn away from Golf hatchbacks and Passat sedans tainted by the scandal over diesel emissions cheating.
Sales fell 4.5 percent through November to 5.34 million vehicles, the Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said Friday in a statement. Volkswagen said the brand probably will not be able to surpass last year’s 6.12 million cars.