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Germany vehicle sales totaled 300,229 units for April 2012, up 2.5% vs. April 2011.
April 2012 vehicle sales decreased 18.8% compared with March 2012 sales.
2012 sales through April totaled 1,149,514, up 1.5% over the same period in 2011.
Volkswagen is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 320,254, resulting in a 27.9% market share.