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Germany vehicle sales totaled 316,625 units for May 2012, down 5.6% vs. May 2011.
May 2012 vehicle sales increased 5.5% compared with April 2012 sales.
2012 sales through May totaled 1,466,139, down 0.1% over the same period in 2011.
Volkswagen is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 408,270, resulting in a 27.9% market share.