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Germany vehicle sales totaled 281,092 units for July 2013, up 2.3% vs. July 2012.
July 2013 vehicle sales decreased 9.3% compared with June 2013 sales.
2013 sales through July totaled 1,925,353, down 6.8% over the same period in 2012.
Volkswagen is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 549,473, resulting in a 28.5% market share.