Volkswagen targets to double sales in Phl

Volkswagen Philippines is targeting to double its sales this year to over 2,000 units as it expect continued expansion of the Philippine economy.

“For 2017, we target to double our sales output. To attain that, we will continue to increase our corporate fleet accounts. There will be plans also to add new vehicles in the entry-level segment that would still retain the worldclass German engineering, heritage and automotive craftsmanship Volkswagen is renowned for,” Volkswagen Philippines chief operating adviser Klaus Schadewald said.

Schadewald said the firm would further strengthen its position among Filipino buyers by adding new vehicles in the premium commercial segment such as the Caddy, the Crafter and the T6 Kombi, as well as new versions of the Jetta, the Golf and the Tiguan.

Volkswagen Philippines was able to break through the 1,000-unit sales mark last year after registering 1,060 units, 76 percent higher from the previous year.

“We plan to continue the performance that we are able to achieve in 2016 and we’re hoping that the market continues its track in spite of the rhetorics that’s happening. We feel that the Philippine GDP (gross domestic product) growth will continue and we will be able to leverage that,” Volkswagen Philippines president and CEO Arthur Tan said.

“There’s enough momentum given by the government. This government has put a lot of emphasis on the infrastructure, which is a predominant reason for having mobility as a main source of the growing aspiration of our countrymen. So we feel that we are able to continue this upward growth given the projection of the government on GDP growth of the country,” Tan added.