HERNDON, Va., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported October 2009 sales of 17,037 total units, representing a 7.2 percent increase over October 2008.
CC, Volkswagen's stylish four door coupe performed exceptionally well for the month with 2,349 unit sales, representing its best sales month since March.
The Jetta, consistently Volkswagen's top selling model, posted a 25 percent increase over October 2008 with 9,076 unit sales. Demonstrating that today's consumers are placing a greater emphasis on cleaner, more fuel efficient vehicles, Volkswagen's clean diesel TDI models continue to perform especially well. Jetta TDI sales accounted for 40 percent of total Jetta sedan and SportWagen sales, while sales of all TDI models accounted for 24 percent of total October sales.
"We're extremely pleased with our October sales results," said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "Our clean diesel TDI models continue to gain momentum in the market place, and the Golf and Touareg TDI's are welcome editions to our model lineup. As our stylish and elegant CC continues to gain market awareness, I'm confident that it will continue to gain sales momentum. It's a remarkable vehicle that truly represents what this brand is all about--affordable German engineering. With more and more of today's consumers looking for affordable, fuel efficient, and fun-to-drive vehicles without sacrificing refinement, our brand is well positioned for a bright future, " Barnes added.
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, 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
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VW-US Snapshot --------YEAR-TO-DATE---------
October-09 October-08 Yr/Yr % October-09 October-08 Yr/Yr %
Actual Actual change YTD Actual YTD Actual change
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Rabbit/Golf 598 1,066 -43.9% 6,276 18,105 -65.3%
GTI A5/A6 576 655 -12.1% 5,995 10,836 -44.7%
R32 - 109 -100.0% 139 2,899 -95.2%
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Total Rabbit/
GTI/R32 1,174 1,830 -35.8% 12,410 31,840 -61.0%
Jetta Sdn 7,046 5,992 17.6% 76,333 79,309 -3.8%
SportWagen A5/
A6 2,030 1,267 60.2% 13,904 3,617 284.4%
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Total Jetta 9,076 7,259 25.0% 90,237 82,926 8.8%
New Beetle
- Coupe 873 1,083 -19.4% 8,850 13,662 -35.2%
- Convertible 295 423 -30.3% 3,964 10,075 -60.7%
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Total New
Beetle 1,168 1,506 -22.4% 12,814 23,737 -46.0%
Eos 473 504 -6.2% 6,388 11,956 -46.6%
Passat Sdn 471 886 -46.8% 7,855 21,461 -63.4%
Wgn 168 201 -16.4% 1,947 5,104 -61.9%
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Total Passat 639 1,087 -41.2% 9,802 26,565 -63.1%
CC 2,349 659 256.4% 17,536 659 2561.0%
Tiguan 970 1,856 -47.7% 10,809 6,533 65.5%
Touareg 519 399 30.1% 3,513 5,876 -40.2%
Routan 669 789 -15.2% 13,308 1,164 1043.3%
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TOTAL 17,037 15,889 7.2% 176,817 191,256 -7.5%
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MEMO: Jetta
Sedan TDI 1839
MEMO: Jetta
SportWagen TDI 1819
MEMO: Touareg
TDI 234
MEMO: Golf TDI 116
TOTAL TDI 4,008
