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Germany vehicle sales totaled 233,753 units for January 2012, down 0.1% vs. January 2011.
January 2012 vehicle sales decreased 15.1% compared with December 2011 sales.
Volkswagen is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 67,053, resulting in a 28.7% market share.