Volkswagen of America Increases June Sales 35% Over Prior Year

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Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Jul 01, 2011, 10:36 ET

HERNDON, Va., July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

  • June sales total 28,444 units, a 35.1 percent increase over prior year sales
  • Best June and best first-half year since June 2002
  • Best Jetta month ever with 17,105 units, up 88.3%
  • Strong Golf sales of 1,776 units, up 13.1%
  • Eos up 17.7%, best month since May 2009
  • High-mileage, clean diesel TDI models account for 21.3 percent of sales

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported  28,444 units sold in June 2011, a 35.1 percent increase over prior year sales  Year-to-date sales are up 22.3 percent.

"We've been able achieve a volume in the first half of this year in what took us effectively seven months last year," said Jonathan Browning, President and CEO, Volkswagen of America, Inc.  "With Volkswagen's broad range of fuel-efficient, high-quality vehicles, we expect the momentum to continue into the second-half of the year."

Volkswagen Jetta sales totaled 17,105 – a 88.3 percent increase over last year.  Sport utility vehicles Touareg and Tiguan experienced 46.9 percent and 47.1 percent sales increases, respectively.  Eos sales increased 17.7 percent over prior year, representing its best month since May 2009.  Volkswagen's high-mileage, clean diesel TDI models accounted for 21.3 percent of all June sales.

"The first-half of the year marked a period of unprecedented growth as more customers discovered the value, fuel economy, design and driving experience of the Volkswagen brand," said Browning. "As we head into the second half of the year, we expect this trend to continue, particularly in the fall when we add the all-new Passat and Beetle to our dealer showrooms."

VW – U.S. Snapshot

--- JUNE 2011 ---

--- YEAR-TO-DATE ---

June-11

June-10

Yr/Yr % change

June-11 YTD

June-10 YTD

Yr/Yr %

Golf

1,776

1,570

13.1%

8,874

6,906

28.5%

GTI A5/A6

1,535

1,200

27.9%

8,893

7,930

12.1%

Total Rabbit/Golf/GTI/R32

3,311

2,770

19.5%

17,767

14,836

19.8%

Jetta Sedan A5/A6

14,513

6,569

120.9%

76,498

43,172

77.2%

     SportWagen A5/A6

2,592

2,516

3.0%

15,254

12,086

26.2%

Total Jetta

17,105

9,085

88.3%

91,752

55,258

66.0%

New Beetle Coupe

2

796

-99.7%

202

8,484

97.6%

    Convertible

-

441

-100%

839

2,697

69.9%

Total  New Beetle

2

1,237

-99.8%

1,041

11,181

-90.7%

Eos

886

753

17.7%

3,715

3,754

-1.0%

Passat Sedan

1

767

-99.9%

164

6,211

-97.4%

           Wagon

1

341

-99.7%

56

1,496

-96.3%

Total Passat

2

1,108

-99.8%

220

7,707

-97.1%


VW – U.S. Snapshot

--- JUNE 2011 ---

--- YEAR-TO-DATE ---

June-11

June-10

Yr/Yr % change

June-11 YTD

June-10 YTD

Yr/Yr %

CC

3,157

2,582

22.3%

16,342

12,765

28.0%

Tiguan

2,468

1,678

47.1%

14,031

10,390

35.0%

Touareg

454

309

46.9%

3,094

2,031

52.3%

Routan

1,059

1,529

-30.7%

6,163

8,090

-23.8%

TOTAL

28,444

21,051

35.1%

154,125

126,012

22.3%

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, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers.  All 2011 Volkswagen vehicles come standard-equipped with Electronic Stability Control (ESC).  This is important because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of America online at www.vw.com or www.media.vw.com to learn more.

SOURCE Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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