VW-Audi Sales Rise in First Full Month Since Diesel Scandal
- VW brand deliveries climb 0.2%, led by Tiguan, Passat gains
- Audi luxury unit expands 17% to extend streak to 58 months
Even VW-Audi Reported Increased October Sales
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Volkswagen AG’s U.S. sales rose 5.8 percent in October, the first full month since the automaker admitted to cheating on diesel emissions tests, as increased discounts minimized lost sales.
Deliveries rose 0.2 percent for its namesake brand and 17 percent for the Audi luxury division, the units said Tuesday. Four analysts in a Bloomberg survey had split evenly on the direction for the combined total, with an average estimate of a 6.4 percent drop, the only projected decline for a major automaker. For the Volkswagen brand alone, the average of three estimates was for an 8.9 percent slide.