Volkswagen bucks trend,posts May gain

A rejuvenated model range led by its new Golf VI hatchback helped Volkswagen outperform its competitors in May and grab more share of the worlds car market,Europes largest automaker said on Friday. Led by massive gains in Germany and China its two biggest markets group vehicle sales rose over last years comparable month for the first time in 2009,gaining 1.5 per cent to 556,700 units. The groups core VW brand contributed substantially with a 10 per cent gain in deliveries in May thanks to strong demand for its popular Tiguan SUV and Golf hatchback,as well as models sold in China . We have to some extent been able to uncouple ourselves from an overall market that remains very weak, Volkswagen sales chief Detlef Wittig said.