Volkswagen Sales Up 6 Percent in January

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 1 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported an increase in its January sales versus last year.

In January, Volkswagen sold 21,362 new cars in the U.S., which represents an increase of 6 percent over 2001's mark of 20,144.

The most notable model results were Volkswagen's Passat sales of 6,076, a January record and an increase of 62.5 percent.

Volkswagen remains the best-selling European brand in the U.S.

     Sales by model:
     Jetta
           January 2002, 8,452  vs. January 2001,  9,362   (9.7 %)
     Passat
           January 2002, 6,076  vs. January 2001,  3,738   62.5 %
     New Beetle
           January 2002, 3,691  vs. January 2001,  4,414  (16.4 %)
     Golf
           January 2002, 2,210 vs. January 2001, 1,830     20.8 %
     Cabrio
           January 2002, 584 vs. January 2001, 730        (20.8 %)
     EuroVan
           January 2002, 349 vs. January 2001, 70         398.6 %