VOLKSWAGEN AG - ŠKODA AUTO sets new records for vehicle deliveries and financial results in 2017

• Deliveries reach a new high (+6.6%) with 1,200,500 vehicles
• Sales revenue: ŠKODA AUTO sets new record at EUR 16.6 billion (+20.8%)
• Operating profit increased by 34.6% to 1.6 billion euros
• New record in the strongest single market: 325,000 deliveries in China
• Growth continues: Best January and February of all time with 196,600 deliveries
• Continuing the product campaign: 19 new models in the next two years
• Most comprehensive investment program in company's history: ŠKODA AUTO is investing around two billion euros over next five years into developing alternative drive technologies and new mobility services

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