Volkswagen Reports June 2006 Sales
First half 2006 sales up 20 percent over 2005 volume
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 3 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reports June 2006 sales of 20,121, a 5.5 percent increase over prior year sales of 19,071. Year-to-date sales show an overall increase of 20.0 percent (116,045 for 2006, as compared to 96,704 for the first half of 2005).
Volkswagen's mid-sized sedan, the Passat, continues to gain momentum -- up a phenomenal 132.1 percent versus last year. New Beetle Coupe sales continue to surge, posting a 36.3 percent increase over June of last year.
Rabbit sales hopped off to a fast start with 831 retail deliveries for June, with the vehicle officially launching on Saturday, June 24.
For the first half of 2006, sales of diesel engine vehicles accounted for 14.9 percent of total Volkswagen brand sales, maintaining our diesel passenger car sales leadership.
Shown below is the sales breakdown of models for the Volkswagen brand in June and year-to-date 2006.
Jun-06 Jun-05 Jun-06 Jun-05 Yr/Yr % YTD YTD Yr/Yr % Actual Actual change Actual Actual change New Beetle Coupe 1,962 1,439 36.3% 10,078 7,705 30.8% Convertible 1,814 2,322 -21.9% 8,700 10,327 -15.8% Total New Beetle 3,776 3,761 0.4% 18,778 18,032 4.1% Jetta Sdn 8,600 9,127 -5.8% 53,325 41,557 28.3% Wgn 1 287 -99.7% 20 3,318 -99.4% Total Jetta 8,601 9,414 -8.6% 53,345 44,875 18.9% Golf/GTI/R32 1,373 1,295 6.0% 10,259 6,770 51.5% Rabbit 831 -- N/A 831 -- N/A Passat Sdn 3,960 1,706 132.1% 23,025 12,512 84.0% Wgn 834 1,114 -25.1% 3,997 5,378 -25.7% Total Passat 4,794 2,820 70.0% 27,022 17,890 51.0% Phaeton 25 74 -66.2% 182 442 -58.8% Touareg 721 1,707 -57.8% 5,628 8,695 -35.3% TOTAL 20,121 19,071 5.5% 116,045 96,704 20.0%