Volkswagen Reports March Sales; New Models Contribute Significantly to Increase of 23.8 Percent
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--April 6, 2006--Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported March sales of 20,730 units, a 23.8 percent increase over prior year sales.The new Jetta sedan continues to be the volume car for Volkswagen, selling 9,587 cars, up 39.6 percent as compared to last year's sales of 6,869. GTI sales posted its best month in over 20 years, selling 2,127 total units of which 2,073 were the all-new GTI, which launched just last month. Passat sedan also showed a considerable increase with sales of 3,946, an increase of 64.8 percent.
Year to date, Volkswagen sales are up 24.3 percent as compared to last year. Below is a breakdown of the model line for the Volkswagen brand for March, 2006:
VW-US Snapshot
YEAR-TO-DATE
Mar-06 Mar-05 Yr/Yr
Mar-06 Mar-05 Yr/Yr% YTD YTD %
Actual Actual change Actual Actual change
New Beetle -
Coupe 1,434 1,322 8.5% 3,883 3,415 13.7%
Convertible 1,277 1,673 -23.7% 3,208 3,666 -12.5%
Total New Beetle 2,711 2,995 -9.5% 7,091 7,081 0.1%
Jetta Sdn 9,587 6,869 39.6% 23,770 17,506 35.8%
Wgn 1 784 -99.9% 17 1,696 -99.0%
Total Jetta 9,588 7,653 25.3% 23,787 19,202 23.9%
Eos - 0 N/A - - N/A
Golf/GTI/R32 2,546 1,182 115.4% 5,366 2,873 86.8%
Passat Sdn 3,946 2,394 64.8% 11,872 6,945 70.9%
Wgn 781 960 -18.6% 1,488 2,268 -34.4%
Total Passat 4,727 3,354 40.9% 13,360 9,213 45.0%
Phaeton 30 83 -63.9% 114 242 -52.9%
Touareg 1,128 1,471 -23.3% 3,578 4,267 -16.1%
TOTAL 20,730 16,738 23.8% 53,296 42,878 24.3%
