Volkswagen Reports August 2007 Sales
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. —Volkswagen of America, Inc. today
announced August 2007 sales of 21,655 vehicles, representing a decrease of
7.5 percent over August 2006 unit sales of 23,420. On a year-to-date basis,
Volkswagen brand vehicle sales are down 3.6 percent through
August.
The decline represents the rapid sell down of existing 2007
model year inventory, in anticipation of incoming 2008
offerings.
Volkswagens entry level Rabbit sold 3,074 units, the
second best month ever for the reinterpreted hatchback model.
The Coupe-Sunroof-Convertible (CSC) Eos recorded 1,161 deliveries,
gaining momentum in the retractable hardtop segment.
Founded in
1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn Hills,
Michigan. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg,
Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world’s largest producers of
passenger cars and Europe’s largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the
Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, GLI, Passat, Passat
wagon, Eos, and Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S.
dealers. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com.
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VW-US
Snapshot ---------- YEAR-TO-DATE
---------- August-07 Actual August-06 Actual Yr/Yr %
change August-07 YTD Actual August-06 YTD
Actual Yr/Yr % change New Beetle -
Coupe 1,627
1,610
1.1%
11,093
13,768 -19.4% -
Convertible 1,330
2,106 -36.8% 9,861 12,644 -22.0% Total New Beetle 2,957
3,716 -20.4% 20,954 26,412 -20.7% Jetta Sdn 8,714 9,870 -11.7% 66,744 72,907 -8.5%
Wgn
-
-
N/A
- 20
-100.0% Total Jetta
8,714 9,870
-11.7% 66,744
72,927
-8.5% Eos
1,161
454
155.7% 8,975
454
1876.9% Golf - 109 -100.0% 21 2,942 -99.3% Rabbit 3,074 1,983 55.0% 17,753
4,923 260.6% GTI
1,204 1,339
-10.1% 10,206
10,005
2.0% R32 654
-
N/A 693
-
N/A Total Golf/Rabbit/GTI/R32 4,932
3,431
28,673 17,870
60.5% Passat Sdn 2,665 4,274 -37.6% 20,770
31,492 -34.0% Wgn 527
931 -43.4%
4,748 5,738
-17.3% Total Passat
3,192 5,205
-38.7% 25,518
37,230
-31.5% Phaeton - 11 -100.0% 17 202 -91.6% Touareg 699 733 -4.6% 5,307
6,997 -24.2% Tiguan
-
-
N/A
-
- N/A TOTAL 21,655 23,420 -7.5%
156,188
162,092 -3.6% Mem
Touareg2 531 -
N/A 1,269 -
N/A