2008-08-01 10:00:00
HERNDON, Va., Aug. 1 /EMWNews/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced July 2008 sales of 20,442 units, a 4.0 percent increase over the July 2007 sales of 19,653 vehicles. On a year-to-date basis, 2008 Volkswagen sales are 1.1 percent ahead of 2007 sales through July. "We're pleased with our July sales results," said Mark Barnes, COO, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "For Volkswagen to be ahead of last year's sales in this tough economy reflects the strength of our brand. Our new products launching later this year are sure to give us even greater momentum." The GTI, the original pocket rocket, posted its best sales month since March of 2006, with July sales of 1,619 units, up 31.4 percent over last July. Volkswagen's innovative coupe-convertible-sunroof Eos continues to be a summertime top-seller with sales of 1,363 units, up 14.6 percent over last July.
About Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Volkswagen of America, Inc. recently announced Electronic Stabilization
Program (ESP) as standard equipment on all its 2009 model year vehicles. As
a result, Volkswagen is one of the only original equipment manufacturers to
offer an electronic stabilization control system on its entire product line
- ahead of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA)
deadline requiring stabilization systems in the 2012 model year vehicles.
Volkswagen's ESP technology works in conjunction with anti-lock brakes and
helps reduce loss of control, rollovers and other types of crashes. NHTSA
predicts nearly 10,000 lives could be saved each year if all vehicles had
stabilization systems as standard equipment.
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 Rabbit,
New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon,
Eos, and Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. Visit
Volkswagen of America online at http://www.vw.com .
VW-US Snapshot ------ YEAR-TO-DATE -------
July-08 July-07
July-08 July-07 Yr/Yr % YTD YTD Yr/Yr %
Actual Actual change Actual Actual change
New Beetle - Coupe 1,514 1,417 6.8 % 9,747 9,466 3.0 %
- Convertible 1,204 1,402 -14.1 % 8,052 8,531 -5.6 %
Total New Beetle 2,718 2,819 -3.6 % 17,799 17,997 -1.1 %
Jetta Sdn 8,906 8,057 10.5 % 55,019 58,030 -5.2 %
SportWagen 339 - 0.0 % 614 -
Total Jetta 9,245 8,057 14.7 % 55,633 58,030 -4.1 %
Eos 1,363 1,189 14.6 % 9,629 7,814 23.2 %
Golf - - N/A - 21 -100.0 %
Rabbit 2,036 2,521 -19.2 % 13,831 14,679 -5.8 %
GTI 1,619 1,232 31.4 % 7,991 9,002 -11.2 %
R32 234 39 500.0 % 2,437 39 6148.7 %
Total Golf/Rabbit
/GTI/R32 3,889 3,792 24,259 23,741 2.2 %
Passat Sdn 1,501 2,759 -45.6 % 17,680 18,105 -2.3 %
Wgn 476 459 3.7 % 4,089 4,221 -3.1 %
Total Passat 1,977 3,218 -38.6 % 21,769 22,326 -2.5 %
Phaeton - - N/A - 17 -100.0 %
Touareg 404 578 -30.1 % 4,308 4,608 -6.5 %
Tiguan 846 - N/A 2,569 - N/A
TOTAL 20,442 19,653 4.0 % 135,966 134,533 1.1 %
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