Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles are celebrating a strong start to the year with the news that the brand was the number-one selling commercial vehicle for the month of January.

Since January 1, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has notched up 498 sales (26.4 per cent market share) in the Irish market, putting it ahead of Ford with 466 units (21 per cent market share) and Renault with 296 units (13.3 per cent market share).

Overall, the Commercial Vehicle market is up on last year, with 1,887 vehicles sold. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles continues to dominate its individual segments, with strong showing from Caddy and Amarok in particular, both of which were segment leaders. 

Commenting on the January figures, Niall Phillips, Sales and Marketing Manager for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles said, "our dealers delivered an excellent performance in January thanks in no small part to the excellent value on offer, our special finance rates, new extended warranties and of course, the finest products on the market."