Best CC sales month--third in a row
HERNDON, Va., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced March 2009 sales of 15,720 units, a 19.7 percent decrease over March 2008 sale of 19,587 units.
Volkswagen's stylish new CC, designed to blend sports car dynamics and dimensions with sedan comfort, posted its best sales month ever with more than 2,300 units sold.
"Volkswagen is encouraged by how well our new products sold in March" said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "Our stylish CC posted its best sales month ever for the third month in a row, and our seven passenger minivan, Routan, doubled its sales over last month. Our 50-state compliant clean diesel Jetta and Jetta SportWagen continue to sell well. Next month our clean diesel luxury SUV, Touareg TDI, will be available in dealer showrooms across the U.S. We're also eagerly awaiting the arrival of our all-new Golf later this year, which will also be available with our innovative clean diesel engine," 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----------
March-09 March-08 Yr/Yr % March-09 March-08 Yr/Yr %
Actual Actual change YTD Actual YTD Actual change
Rabbit 698 1,744 -60.0% 2,187 5,051 -56.7%
GTI 461 1,081 -57.4% 1,482 2,770 -46.5%
R32 6 419 -98.6% 126 1,204 -89.5%
Total
Rabbit/
GTI/
R32 1,165 3,244 3,795 9,025 -58.0%
Jetta Sdn 6,263 8,630 -27.4% 16,747 21,941 -23.7%
Sport-
Wagen 1,128 - 0.0% 2,865 - N/A
Total
Jetta 7,391 8,630 -14.4% 19,612 21,941 -10.6%
New Beetle
- Coupe 517 1,159 -55.4% 1,989 3,115 -36.1%
- Convert-
ible 317 961 -67.0% 912 2,285 -60.1%
Total
New
Beetle 834 2,120 -60.7% 2,901 5,400 -46.3%
Eos 493 1,330 -62.9% 1,372 3,164 -56.6%
Passat Sdn 781 2,831 -72.4% 2,482 7,297 -66.0%
Wgn 205 636 -67.8% 608 1,617 -62.4%
Total
Passat 986 3,467 -71.6% 3,090 8,914 -65.3%
CC 2,351 - N/A 5,231 N/A
Tiguan 1,235 - N/A 2,868 - N/A
Touareg 236 796 -70.4% 1,060 2,111 -49.8%
Routan 1,029 - N/A 2,195 - N/A
TOTAL 15,720 19,587 -19.7% 42,124 50,555 -16.7%
