India, July 12 -- Volkswagen AG (VKW.L, VLKAF.PK, VOW.BE) announced Friday that the Group delivered 974,400 vehicles to its customers worldwide in June 2019, up 1.6 percent from 958,700 vehicles in the same period of the prior year. The company attributed the higher deliveries to stronger auto markets in China, Brazil and the U.S.

The company said marked growth in the Asia-Pacific was more than sufficient to compensate for expected falls in Europe.

Dr. Christian Dahlheim, Head of Volkswagen Group Sales, said, "In June, the brands of the Volkswagen Group achieved good performance and boosted deliveries in overall markets that continued to shrink."

The company recorded a 4.8 percent drop in vehicle deliveries in Europe, vehicle deliveries ...