VW’s French unit reported false delivery figures since 2010

Volkswagen’s French division reported inaccurate delivery figures to German headquarters for years to make its performance look better, Der Spiegel said on Friday, citing a report by the carmaker’s internal auditors. The auditors found a number of cars were registered by their owners “several months or even years” after the deliveries were recorded by the French business – a process that normally takes weeks – and that some of the vehicles classed as delivered didn’t even have purchase contracts, the magazine said.