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Germany vehicle sales totaled 257,670 units for December 2014, up 5.3% vs. December 2013.
December 2014 vehicle sales decreased 7.4% compared with November 2014 sales.
2014 sales through December totaled 3,356,718, up 3.0% over the same period in 2013.
Volkswagen is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 986,059, resulting in a 29.4% market share.