It’s no secret Volkswagen’s U.S. efforts have struggled over the past couple years. In 2012, the brand sold 438,134 vehicles, while in 2014 that number dipped to 366,970. This slide contrasted industry growth at over 5% annually. We’ve also seen shopper traffic at Kelley Blue Book drop 14 percent over the last 12 months.
These figures might have U.S. customers and analysts thinking the automaker is in serious trouble, but is that an accurate impression? Consider two impressive milestones Volkswagen Group, (including Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, Lamborghini, Porsche, Seat and Skoda) hit for the first time in 2014:
10 million global vehicle sales and €200 billion in revenue.
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