Volkswagen says June sales of core passenger-car brand up 0.5% BERLIN: Germany's Volkswagen said on Tuesday that sales of its core passenger-car brand edged up 0.5 per cent in June to 501,000 cars, spurred by deliveries of the new Golf hatchback. Half-year sales of the VW namesake brand rose 4.4 per cent to 2.91 million autos, with gains in Asia and North America offsetting a 7.1 per cent drop in Europe. "The challenges on difficult global markets, especially the considerable uncertainties in Europe, will undoubtedly continue to have a significant impact in the second half of the year," sales chief Christian Klingler said. Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com