Especially the Golf Estate (SportWagen) and the Golf Alltrack benefited from increased popularity with customers. In the region of South America, deliveries were at about the previous year's level, at 31,900 vehicles (-0.2 percent). The Volkswagen brand continued its upward trend in its largest market, China, in April. 226,000 vehicles were handed over to customers, corresponding to growth of 4.3 percent. This development was especially driven by SUV models. Deliveries of the Tiguan family with the new Tiguan L rose by 42.5% to 25,900 vehicles. The Teramont, the new large SUV model, was successfully launched and handed over to 4,200 customers in the first full month of deliveries. The new Ameo, which has been available since mid-2016, generated further growth in India. Deliveries rose by 13.1 percent to 3,300 vehicles. Overview of deliveries by the Volkswagen brand Deliveries to customers by markets April 2016 April 2017 Change (%) Jan.-Apr. 2016 Jan.-Apr. 2017 Change (%) Europe 150,300 139,800 -7.0 579,600 568,000 -2.0 Western Europe 131,400 118,400 -9.9 511,000 488,000 -4.5 Germany 52,600 45,800 -13.0 191,300 175,000 -8.5 Central and Eastern Europe 18,900 21,400 +12.9 68,600 80,000 +16.7 Russia 6,000 7,300 +21.4 21,800 25,200 +15.2 North America 50,700 46,300 -8.7 178,300 178,700 +0.2 USA 27,100 27,600 +1.6 96,400 103,800 +7.7 South America 31,900 31,900 -0.2 120,300 131,500 +9.4 Brazil 21,400 19,400 -9.2 80,900 78,600 -2.8 Asia-Pacific 229,200 236,800 +3.3 999,900 976,500 -2.3 China 216,700 226,000 +4.3 939,400 921,600 -1.9 Worldwide 476,700 468,000 -1.8 1,936,200 1,908,900 -1.4