Volkswagen of America Announces August 2010 Sales
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Jetta SportWagen Sets All-Time Sales Records While Passat Has Best Sales Month In Nearly Two Years
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 1 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported that August marked a 21 percent increase in year-to-date sales for their entire line of vehicles. August 2010 sales decreased 7.9 percent when compared with the same time last year, which included historic sales as part of the launch of the U.S. government's "cash for clunkers" program.
The Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen had its best month ever with 2,560 units sold, a 125 percent increase compared with August 2009. The popular Passat also had an exceptional month with 1,669 units sold, marking its best sales month since December 2008 and a 35 percent increase in year-over-year sales growth. The luxurious Volkswagen CC recorded a 31 percent increase in sales compared with the same month last year.
Volkswagen's line of sporty compact vehicles also had a great month as both the Golf and GTI saw increases in sales compared to August 2009. The Golf sold 1,409 units, a 70 percent increase from the same month last year while the GTI saw a 22 percent increase compared with the same time period in 2009.
Consumers continued to show their commitment to purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles as Volkswagen's clean diesel TDI models increasingly gained popularity with the Jetta TDI, Jetta SportWagen TDI, Touareg TDI and Golf TDI all having year-to-year sales increase in August of nearly 25 percent.
"We are thrilled to see that more and more car buyers are turning to Volkswagen vehicles to take advantage of our unique combination of German-engineered driving experience, cutting-edge design, fuel economy, and safety," said Mark Barnes, Interim-President, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "We expect to see continued growth in the coming months as we introduce several new models, including the all-new Jetta and Touareg."
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, Golf, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Passat, Passat Wagon, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2010 Volkswagens come standard-equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program. This is important because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of America online at www.vw.com to learn more.
VW-US Snapshot
August- August- Yr/Yr
10 09 %
Actual Actual change
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Rabbit/Golf 1,409 826 70.6%
GTI A5/A6 967 787 22.9%
R32 - 4 -100.0%
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Total Rabbit/
Golf/GTI/
R32 2,376 1,617 46.9%
Jetta Sdn 8,107 11,739 -30.9%
SportWagen
A5/A6 2,560 1,133 125.9%
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Total Jetta 10,667 12,872 -17.1%
New Beetle -
Coupe 866 1,125 -23.0%
-Convertible 339 551 -38.5%
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Total New
Beetle 1,205 1,676 -28.1%
Eos 610 861 -29.2%
Passat Sdn 1,669 1,233 35.4%
Wgn 326 247 32.0%
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Total Passat 1,995 1,480 34.8%
CC 2,602 1,980 31.4%
Tiguan 1,598 1,750 -8.7%
Touareg 242 489 -50.5%
Routan 1,560 2,098 -25.6%
TOTAL 22,855 24,823 -7.9%
YEAR-TO-DATE ---
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August- August- Yr/Yr
10 YTD 09 YTD %
Actual Actual change
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Rabbit/Golf 10,204 5,425 88.1%
GTI A5/A6 10,087 5,124 96.9%
R32 - 139 -100.0%
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Total Rabbit/
Golf/GTI/
R32 20,291 10,688 89.8%
Jetta Sdn 59,541 60,509 -1.6%
SportWagen
A5/A6 16,797 11,084 51.5%
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Total Jetta 76,338 71,593 6.6%
New Beetle -
Coupe 10,188 6,687 52.4%
-Convertible 3,547 3,299 7.5%
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Total New
Beetle 13,735 9,986 37.5%
Eos 5,188 5,399 -3.9%
Passat Sdn 8,640 6,866 25.8%
Wgn 1,994 1,632 22.2%
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Total Passat 10,634 8,498 25.1%
CC 18,761 12,897 45.5%
Tiguan 13,956 8,953 55.9%
Touareg 2,511 2,669 -5.9%
Routan 11,333 11,738 -3.5%
TOTAL 172,747 142,421 21.3%