Volkswagen AG announced sales results for the month and year ended December 2013. For the year, the company delivered a record 9.5 million cars and commercial vehicles in 2013, a 4.8% increase, as growing Chinese and North American demand compensated for a slight decline in Europe.

The company announced that the Volkswagen Group-which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda and Seat - finished the year with a strong performance in December, when sales rose 6.3% over a year earlier to 833,200.