VW LCV Global Production (By Model) : 2018-19

A part of the VW empire many may not think of is its commercial vehicles. I don't bother getting into the truck side but light commercials are fair game. Production was down 8% for the year, only the Crafter spared. The worst hit was the Amarok, which has struggled to gain traction against US and Japanese competition.

16	17	18	19	Models	2019	%	+/-		2018	%	+/-
1	1	1	1	Transporter	188,118	35.3%	-7%		201,811	34.9%	-3%
				Caravel/Kombi	96,533		-16%		115,525		0%
				Van	91,585		6%		86,286		-7%
2	2	2	2	Caddy	148,246	27.9%	-8%		161,035	27.9%	-2%
				Kombi	81,466		-9%		89,154		-4%
				Van	66,780		-7%		71,881		1%
5	5	4	3	Crafter	72,906	13.7%	9%		67,151	11.6%	85%
3	3	3	4	Amarok	68,010	12.8%	-24%		88,950	15.4%	11%
4	4	5	5	Saveiro	54,941	10.3%	-7%		59,233	10.2%	-11%
				Total	532,221		-8%		578,180		4%

Regional sales. Deliveries as shown below are down on actual sales. I retain the Saviero into this area, unlike VW which moved it over to the VW car brand area a few years back. To me it's a compact utility vehicle, they must see it now as a recreational one.

While VW as a brand is strong in Asia, it isn't when it comes to LCVs. In fact, if I took the Saviero out, it would be almost totally dependent on Europe. Otherwise it is mainly be the Amarok pick up that carries the VW LCV torch to other regions.

Region	2019	%	+/-		2018	%	+/-
Europe / Other	419,676	76.7%	-3%		434,084	75.1%	3%
South America	92,884	17.0%	-12%		105,335	18.2%	-2%
Asia - Pacific	23,124	4.2%	-17%		27,972	4.8%	6%
North America	11,316	2.1%	15%		9,842	1.7%	-6%
Total	547,000		-5%		578,000		2%

Data source: VW.