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Car Finance customers may have been among the car buyers that have helped VOLKSWAGEN to overtake FORD in global sales.
The German manufacturer broke into the top three car makers for the first time after delivering 3.31 million vehicles globally during the first half of this year.
During this same period, Ford slipped to fourth place with sales of 3.22 million, car loan customers may be interested to learn.
Commenting on the company's achievement, Professor Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said the company was "delighted".
"This shows that we are on the right track with our ever-stronger international presence and, above all, our product programme," he asserted.
Earlier this month, Volkswagen announced that its total number of deliveries between January and July reached a record of 3.79 million units.
In July alone, the company shipped 521,500 vehicles around the world, despite the uncertain economic climate.
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