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Germany vehicle sales totaled 250,313 units for August 2012, down 4.8% vs. August 2011.
August 2012 vehicle sales decreased 8.9% compared with July 2012 sales.
2012 sales through August totaled 2,317,122, down 0.8% over the same period in 2011.
Volkswagen is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 645,744, resulting in a 27.9% market share.
