BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Volkswagen AG says its 2012group sales hit a record high as growing
demand around the world morethan offset sluggish sales in Europe.It says Monday that morethan nine million
vehicles were delivered for the first time. The totalof 9.07 million was up 11.2 percent from the 8.16
million delivered in2011. December sales were also up 20.7 percent over the same month
lastyear.Geographically, North American sales spiked 26.2 percent to841,500 vehicles, while those in South
America rose 8.2 percent to 1.01million. Asia-Pacific sales were 23.3 percent higher at 3.17
million.Thoseincreases helped offset a 6.5 percent drop in western Europe, excludingGermany, to 1.85 million
vehicles. German sales rose 1.9 percent to1.18 million vehicles.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.BERLIN
(AP) — German automaker Volkswagen AG says its 2012group sales hit a record high as growing demand around
the world morethan offset sluggish sales in Europe.It says Monday that morethan nine million vehicles were
delivered for the first time. The totalof 9.07 million was up 11.2 percent from the 8.16 million delivered
in2011. December sales were also up 20.7 percent over the same month lastyear.Geographically, North American
sales spiked 26.2 percent to841,500 vehicles, while those in South America rose 8.2 percent to 1.01million.
Asia-Pacific sales were 23.3 percent higher at 3.17 million.Thoseincreases helped offset a 6.5 percent drop
in western Europe, excludingGermany, to 1.85 million vehicles. German sales rose 1.9 percent to1.18 million
vehicles.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.