Volkswagen group vehicle sales advanced 9.3 percent to a record 5.73 million units in 2006 thanks to brisk growth around the world and across its brands, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Sunday.
The VW brand extended its market leadership in western Europe, with sales up 5.6 percent to 1.52 million cars.
Premium brand Audi posted its 13th consecutive year of record sales, which gained 9.2 percent to 905,000 vehicles worldwide in 2006. Western Europe sales rose 5.5 percent, deliveries in eastern Europe gained nearly 32 percent and China sales jumped almost 39 percent.
Audi's U.S sales rose 8.5 percent to 90,000 vehicles.
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