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Germany vehicle sales totaled 212,003 units for January 2013, down 9.3% vs. January 2012.
January 2013 vehicle sales decreased 6.8% compared with December 2012 sales.
Volkswagen is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 61,007, resulting in a 28.8% market share.