HERNDON, Va., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today
announced February 2009 sales of 13,660 units, a 17.5 percent decrease over
February 2008 sales of 16,556 units.
Volkswagen's stylish new CC, which was designed to blend sports car
dynamics and dimensions with sedan comfort, posted its best sales month ever
with more than 1,800 units sold.
"The economy continues to be difficult for the Automotive Industry," said
Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "Despite the
extremely difficult on-going economic conditions; the Volkswagen Brand has
been growing market share in the U.S. Our stylish new CC, one of our five
all-new models, is helping us gain share with strong sales achieving its best
sales month ever in February," 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------
February February February February
-09 -08 Yr/Yr% -09 YTD -08 YTD Yr/Yr%
Actual Actual change Actual Actual change
Rabbit 666 1,824 -63.5% 1,489 3,307 -55.0%
GTI 479 856 -44.0% 1,021 1,689 -39.6%
R32 85 449 -81.1% 120 785 -84.7%
Total Rabbit/GTI/R32 1,230 3,129 2,630 5,781 -54.5%
Jetta Sdn 5,199 6,823 -23.8% 10,484 13,311 -21.2%
SportWagen 784 - 0.0% 1,737 -
Total Jetta 5,983 6,823 -12.3% 12,221 13,311 -8.2%
New Beetle - Coupe 899 939 -4.3% 1,472 1,956 -24.7%
- Convertible 374 596 -37.2% 595 1,324 -55.1%
Total New Beetle 1,273 1,535 -17.1% 2,067 3,280 -37.0%
Eos 510 964 -47.1% 879 1,834 -52.1%
Passat Sdn 761 2,832 -73.1% 1,701 4,466 -61.9%
Wgn 211 514 -58.9% 403 981 -58.9%
Total Passat 972 3,346 -71.0% 2,104 5,447 -61.4%
CC 1,808 - N/A 2,880 N/A
Tiguan 871 - N/A 1,633 - N/A
Touareg 510 759 -32.8% 824 1,315 -37.3%
Routan 503 - N/A 1,166 - N/A
TOTAL 13,660 16,556 -17.5% 26,404 30,968 -14.7%
