Volkswagen car deliveries fall 34% in May

Worldwide vehicle deliveries by German carmaker Volkswagen fell by almost 34 percent to around 609,400 vehicles in May year on year, the company announced on Friday, reported Xinhua.

South America recorded a particularly sharp decline of 69 percent to only 17,000 delivered vehicles, followed by Western Europe, down by 57 percent to 147,400 vehicles, according to Volkswagen.

"The market is driving out of the crisis in a sustainable way," said Herbert Diess, chairperson of the board of management of Volkswagen.