Volkswagen Reports August Sales
 Volkswagen Golf |
- August sales total 32,332 units
- The all-new Golf family of vehicles delivered 7,075 units, an 86.2 percent increase over the previous August
- Golf delivered 1,873 units for the month, a 5.6 percent increase
- Tiguan delivered 3,165 units, a 47.1 percent increase
- High-mileage, TDI® Clean Diesel
models accounted for 22.9 percent of sales in August
HERNDON, VA -- September 1, 2015: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
(VWoA) today reported sales of 32,332 units delivered in August 2015.
The all-new Golf family of vehicles continued to find success in the
market. In August, Golf family sales totaled 7,075 units.
Recently, the Golf, Golf SportWagen, and Golf GTI, when equipped with the
optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front
Assist) system, earned a rating of Top Safety Pick+ from the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety (IIHS): the vehicles were also highlighted in a report by
IIHS calling out the optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous
Emergency Braking System.
“We are encouraged by the continued
strength of the Golf family and confident that success will continue with
the model year 2016 vehicles that are equipped with the MIB II infotainment
systems and available class leading connectivity features,” said Mark
McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America.
The
Tiguan delivered 3,165 units, marking a 47.1 percent increase over the
previous August. The Touareg, refreshed for 2015, delivered 690 units: 411
of these were TDI® Clean Diesel models, amounting to 59.6 percent of
its sales.
The Jetta, refreshed for the 2015 model year with a suite of available driver assistance features, delivered 11,002 units. The 2016 Jetta was also awarded with a Top Safety Pick + rating by IIHS when equipped with the optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) system.
The Chattanooga-built Passat totaled 7,409 units delivered for the month. Volkswagen recently introduced the value laden Limited Edition model, which has a starting MSRP of $23,995. A refreshed Passat for 2016 will be revealed later this month and is set to hit the market later in the fall.
August 2015 Sales
| August 15 | August 14 | Yr/Yr% change | August 15 YTD | August 14 YTD | Yr/Yr% change | |
| Golf | 1,873 | 1,773 | 5.6% | 15,000 | 7,175 | 109.1% |
| GTI | 1,907 | 2,026 | -5.9% | 14,992 | 10,524 | 42.5% |
| Golf R | 436 | - | N/A | 2,239 | 15 | <500% |
| e-Golf | 381 | - | N/A | 2,212 | - | N/A |
| Golf SportWagen | 2,478 | - | N/A | 10,073 | - | N/A |
| Total Golf Family | 7,075 | 3,799 | 86.2% | 44,516 | 17,714 | 151.3% |
| Jetta Sedan | 11,002 | 13,406 | -17.9% | 87,047 | 90,162 | -3.5% |
| Jetta
SportWagen | 110 | 1,955 | -94.4% | 2,645 | 14,648 | -81.9% |
| Total Jetta | 11,112 | 15,361 | -27.7% | 89,692 | 104,810 | -14.4% |
| Beetle Coupe | 1,287 | 1,744 | -26.2% | 9,846 | 12,265 | -19.7% |
| Beetle Convertible | 840 | 1,161 | -27.6% | 7,681 | 9,220 | -16.7% |
| Total Beetle | 2,127 | 2,905 | -26.8% | 17,527 | 21,485 | -18.4% |
| Eos | 208 | 302 | -31.1% | 1,800 | 2,603 | -30.8% |
| Passat |
7,409 | 9,190 | -19.4% | 56,508 | 67,633 | -16.4% |
| CC | 546 | 787 | -30.6% | 4,106 | 7,530 | -45.5% |
| Tiguan | 3,165 | 2,151 | 47.1% | 19,249 | 17,446 | 10.3% |
| Touareg |
690 | 686 | 0.6% | 4,676 | 4,554 | 2.7% |
| Routan* |
- | - | N/A | - | 1,103 | -100.0% |
| TOTAL | 32,332 | 35,181 | -8.10% | 238,074 | 244,878 | -2.78% |
*Routan not sold in 2015.