Volkswagen of America Reports August 2009 Sales Up
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Best Sales Month Since December 2005
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 1, 2009; Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported August 2009 sales of 24,823 units representing an increase of 11.4 percent over August 2008.
The government sponsored Car Allowance Rebate System, otherwise known as Cash for Clunkers, helped Volkswagen post its best sales month since December 2005. With a full model range of fuel efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles Volkswagen was well positioned for the program. Volkswagen of America's volume model, the Jetta, also posted its best sales month since December 2005 with 12,872 total units. Volkswagen's versatile compact Sport Utility Vehicle, the Tiguan, posted strong August sales results with 1,750 units. CC and Routan also posted extremely strong August results with sales of 1,980 and 2,098 units respectively.
"We are extremely pleased with our August sales results. The government sponsored Cash for Clunkers program was instrumental at sparking the entire auto industry. The fact that Volkswagen currently has more vehicles that attain 25 miles per gallon or better on the highway than any other brand well positioned us to capitalize on the program," said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "Volkswagen's success in the program is best illustrated by how well our extremely fuel efficient TDI models sold during the program, resulting in virtual sold out situation of our model year 2009 TDI inventory. However, 2010 model year Jetta sedan TDI's are now available in dealer showrooms and Jetta SportWagen TDI's will be available later this month," added Barnes.
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. 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 Eos, Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon, CC, Tiguan, Touareg 2 and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2009 Volkswagens come standard-equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program. This is important because the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com or www.media.vw.com to learn more.
VW-US Snapshot -------YEAR-TO-DATE-------
August August Yr/Yr August August Yr/Yr
-09 -08 % -09 YTD -08 YTD %
Actual Actual change Actual Actual change
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Rabbit 826 1,971 -58.1% 5,425 15,802 -65.7%
GTI 787 1,431 -45.0% 5,124 9,422 -45.6%
R32 4 201 -98.0% 139 2,638 -94.7%
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Total Rabbit/
GTI/R32 1,617 3,603 -55.1% 10,688 27,862 -61.6%
Jetta Sdn 11,739 10,350 13.4% 60,509 65,369 -7.4%
SportWagen 1,133 867 30.7% 11,084 1,481 648.4%
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Total Jetta 12,872 11,217 14.8% 71,593 66,850 7.1%
New Beetle - Coupe 1,125 1,549 -27.4% 6,687 11,296 -40.8%
- Convertible 551 995 -44.6% 3,299 9,047 -63.5%
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Total New Beetle 1,676 2,544 -34.1% 9,986 20,343 -50.9%
Eos 861 1,163 -26.0% 5,399 10,792 -50.0%
Passat Sdn 1,233 1,719 -28.3% 6,866 19,399 -64.6%
Wgn 247 488 -49.4% 1,632 4,577 -64.3%
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Total Passat 1,480 2,207 -32.9% 8,498 23,976 -64.6%
CC 1,980 - N/A 12,897 N/A
Tiguan 1,750 1,031 69.7% 8,953 3,600 148.7%
Touareg 489 527 -7.2% 2,669 4,835 -44.8%
Routan 2,098 - N/A 11,738 N/A
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TOTAL 24,823 22,292 11.4% 142,421 158,258 -10.0%
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