Volkswagen has sold more than 4 million vehicles during the first half of the year, a record for Europe's largest carmaker.
Deliveries increased by 14% on the same period last year, led by strong growth in Asian markets.Volkswagen, headquartered in Germany, includes the Skoda, Seat and Audi brands, as well as VW. Its shares rose 1.3% in early trading in Frankfurt.
Sales in Asia grew 19% to 1.26m, mostly in China, the region's largest market.
European sales grew 9.3% overall, thanks to continued high growth in central and eastern Europe.
Sales in North America rose 21% to 319,000 vehicles, and by 11% to 455,000 in South America.
Volkswagen's sales boss Christian Klinger predicted that VW would continue to do better than other carmakers, but cautioned: "Success in the second six months won't be automatic. Plenty of hard work lies ahead to keep our deliveries during the second half of the year at a high level."
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