January Volkswagen Passat Sales up 133% in Canada

AJAX, ON, Feb. 1 /CNW/ - Volkswagen Canada reported an increase in sales of 4.0% for the month of January. That brought the total to 2,330 units, up from 2,240 units sold in January 2001. The Passat posted sales of 331 new units, compared with 142 units in January 2001, an increase of 133.1%. Volkswagen Canada will premiere its newest Passat model, the W8, at the 2002 Canadian International Auto Show. This model will go on sale in this country in the spring.

Cabrio sales increased 46.4% from 28 units in 2001 to 41 units this year for the month of January.

The Jetta remained Volkswagen Canada's best selling vehicle with 1,233 sales in January this year. This was down slightly from 1,244 vehicles last January