Volkswagen April 2006 Sales
2 May 2006New models comprise more than half of sales
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported April sales of 20,528, an 11.2 percent increase over prior year sales.
The Jetta continues to be the volume car for Volkswagen, selling 9,929 units, up 32.4 percent as compared to last year’s sales of 7,498. With an increase of 52.9 percent, the Passat sedan posted sales of 3,466.
Year-to-date sales are 73,824, an increase of 20.4 percent over prior year sales of 61,336. Below is a breakdown of the model line for the Volkswagen brand for April, 2006.
VW-US Snapshot
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Apr-06 Actual |
Apr-05 Actual |
Yr/Yr % change |
Apr-06 YTD Actual |
Apr-05 YTD Actual |
Yr/Yr % change |
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New Beetle - Coupe |
1,979 |
1,554 |
27.3% |
5,862 |
4,969 |
18.0% |
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Convertible |
1,601 |
2,293 |
-30.2% |
4,809 |
5,959 |
-19.3% |
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Total New Beetle |
3,580 |
3,847 |
-6.9% |
10,671 |
10,928 |
-2.4% |
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Jetta Sdn |
9,929 |
7,498 |
32.4% |
33,699 |
25,004 |
34.8% |
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Wgn |
1 |
849 |
-99.9% |
18 |
2,545 |
-99.3% |
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Total Jetta |
9,930 |
8,347 |
19.0% |
33,717 |
27,549 |
22.4% |
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Eos |
- |
- |
N/A |
- |
- |
N/A |
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Golf/GTI/R32 |
1,875 |
1,385 |
35.4% |
7,241 |
4,258 |
70.1% |
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Rabbit |
- |
- |
N/A |
- |
- |
N/A |
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Passat Sdn |
3,466 |
2,267 |
52.9% |
15,338 |
9,212 |
66.5% |
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Wgn |
857 |
1,141 |
-24.9% |
2,345 |
3,409 |
-31.2% |
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Total Passat |
4,323 |
3,408 |
26.8% |
17,683 |
12,621 |
40.1% |
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Phaeton |
26 |
61 |
-57.4% |
140 |
303 |
-53.8% |
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Touareg |
794 |
1,410 |
-43.7% |
4,372 |
5,677 |
-23.0% |
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TOTAL |
20,528 |
18,458 |
11.2% |
73,824 |
61,336 |
20.4% |
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Memo: new GTI |
1,520 |
- |
N/A |
5,206 |
- |
N/A |
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Memo: new Jetta Sdn |
9,923 |
4,418 |
124.6% |
33,607 |
6,824 |
392.5% |
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Memo: new Passat Sdn |
3,460 |
- |
N/A |
15,180 |
- |
N/A |
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Memo: new Passat Wgn |
846 |
- |
N/A |
2,199 |
- |
N/A |
