VW's European sales slip after emissions scandal

Figures from October show carmaker sold fewer of its mass market brands - VW, Seat and Skoda - at a time that the overall market was growing

Volkswagen's European sales and market share slipped in October, industry data has showed, as the German carmaker's emissions-cheating scandal began to take its toll at a time when the overall market continued to grow.

New passenger car registrations in the EU and European Free Trade Association trading bloc rose 2.7% last month on a year ago to 1.14m vehicles, according to figures from the Brussels-based Association of European Carmakers (ACEA) published on Tuesday.