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Volkswagen Reports U.S. February 2015 Sales


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2015 Volkswagen Golf

February sales total 25,710 units

The all-new Golf delivered 3,921 units for the month, marking a 141.6 percent increase in sales for the model over the previous February

The Golf GTI delivered 1,779 units, a 113% percent increase

Golf R hits showrooms with 362 delivered

Jetta sedan delivered 8,320 units for the month

Herndon, VA -- March 3, 2015: Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 25,710 units delivered in February 2015.

The all-new Golf continued to find success in the market as the family increased in size. In February, Golf family sales totaled 3,921 units. This marks the best February for the Golf family in 15 years. The much anticipated Golf R hit showrooms mid-month. The Golf Sportwagen will go on sale later this spring.

“We are pleased to see the positive customer and media acceptance of the Golf family as evidenced by the number of prestigious awards the cars have won, such as the Motor Trend Car of the Year and the North American Car of the Year. We look forward to keeping this momentum going with the introduction of the all-new Golf SportWagen later this spring,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America.

The Jetta, which was refreshed for the 2015 model year and now has a suite of available driver assistance features, continued to show its strength as a core model, with 10,219 units delivered.

The Touareg, refreshed for 2015, delivered 413 units: 232 of these were TDIŽ Clean Diesel models, amounting to 56.2 percent of sales.

The Chattanooga-built Passat totaled 6,309 units delivered for the month. The Tiguan delivered 1,819 units.

February 2015 Sales--See below:

 

Feb.15

Feb. 14

Yr/Yr% change

Feb.15  YTD

Feb.14 YTD

Yr/Yr% change

Golf

            1,650

                754

118.8%

            3,690

           1,593

131.6%

GTI

            1,779

                893

99.2%

            3,757

           1,758

113.7%

Golf R

               362

                    2

18000.0%

               362

                10

3520.0%

e-Golf

               130

                  -  

          N/A

               311

                 -  

          N/A

Total Golf/GTI/e-Golf

                 3,921

                   1,649

137.8%

                 8,120

                 3,361

141.6%

Jetta Sedan

          10,219

           10,597

-3.6%

          18,539

         19,052

-2.7%

Jetta SportWagen      

               592

             1,311

-54.8%

            1,241

           2,624

-52.7%

Total Jetta

               10,811

                11,908

-9.2%

               19,780

               21,676

-8.7%

Beetle Coupe

            1,262

             1,790

-29.5%

            2,159

           3,074

-29.8%

Beetle Convertible

               640

                911

-29.7%

            1,132

           1,661

-31.8%

Total Beetle

                 1,902

                   2,701

-29.6%

                 3,291

                 4,735

-30.5%

Eos

               118

                197

-40.1%

               274

              380

-27.9%

Passat

            6,309

             6,997

-9.8%

          12,614

         13,233

-4.7%

CC

               417

                964

-56.7%

               948

           1,845

-48.6%

Tiguan

            1,819

             2,019

-9.9%

            3,292

           3,796

-13.3%

Touareg

               413

                448

-7.8%

               895

              992

-9.8%

Routan

                 -  

                229

-100.0%

                 -  

              588

-100.0%

TOTAL

25,710

   27,112

-5.17%

    49,214

  50,606

-2.75%