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Volkswagen Reports October Year-To-Date Sales Up 13 Percent

2 November 2000

Volkswagen Reports October Year-To-Date Sales Up 13 Percent - Best Passat October Ever

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 2 Volkswagen of America, Inc.
reported sales of 27,132 new cars in the U.S., which represents a 2.4 percent
decrease over last year's October mark of 27,809.  The shortfall in sales was
due primarily to the strike at the Puebla, Mexico, facility -- the site of New
Beetle and Jetta production for North America -- and product shortages in some
key markets.
    Volkswagen's year-to-date sales are well ahead of last year's brisk pace.
Through October, the German automaker has sold 302,017 new cars in the U.S.,
up 13.0 percent from the same period in 1999 when sales were 267,191.
    The Passat enjoyed its best October sales month ever with 6,589 sold,
versus last year's figure of 5,875, an increase of 12.2 percent.
    Volkswagen reported 10,394 new Jetta sales during the month.  That
compares to 1999's mark of 11,591, a decrease of 10.3 percent.
    In October, Volkswagen sold 5,734 New Beetles.  This is a 22.4 percent
decrease over last year's sales of 7,390.  To date, New Beetle sales of 69,154
are virtually on pace with 1999 year-to-date sales of 69,621.
    The Golf model sales were 3,465 for October, an increase of 111.7 percent
over 1999's mark of 1,637.