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Volkswagen of America Announces 2000 Model Year Pricing

28 July 1999

Volkswagen of America Announces 2000 Model Year Pricing - Holds Prices On Its Most Popular Models

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 27 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc.
announced that it will keep the base prices of its top volume 2000 models at
1999 levels.
    "With our 2000 model pricing, Volkwagen will continue to deliver the
combination of high quality, high content, and high value that is propelling
its sales and market demand to levels not seen in more than two decades," said
Frank Maguire, vice president of sales, Volkswagen of America, Inc.
    For 2000, Volkswagen's Jetta GL and GLS models -- the best-selling
versions of the number-one European nameplate sold in the U.S. -- will be
priced at 1999 levels with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of
$16,700 and $17,650 ($17,995 and $18,700 for the TDI engine) respectively.
The MSRP for the V6 equipped Jetta GLS also remains at its 1999 level of
$19,950.
    Volkswagen's most popular New Beetle model choices usher in the new
millennium at the same 1999 prices: GL and GLS models carry a 2000 MSRP of
$15,900 and $16,850 ($17,900 for TDI, and $19,000 for a 1.8 T) respectively.
    Representing the entry into the Volkswagen brand in the U.S., Golf GL and
GLS prices remain unchanged at $14,900 and $16,350 ($16,195 and $17,400 for
the TDI engine) respectively.  Both versions of the Volkswagen Cabrio stand
steady at $19,990 for the base Cabrio and $23,300 for the GLS.
    The German automaker announced slight price increases for its highest
equipped models, which will come with the added value of several standard
equipment upgrades in model year 2000, including anti-slip traction control
and a new more powerful eight-speaker sound system.  This year's Jetta GLX
will also come standard with 16-inch alloy wheels that were optional in 1999.
    Volkswagen also announced new prices for its optional Luxury Package,
which includes sunroof and alloy wheels.  The Luxury Package for the Golf,
Jetta and New Beetle is now $1,175 (up $175).
    The destination charge for all Volkswagen passenger cars, which is not
included in the MSRP, remains at the 1999 level of $525 ($590 for EuroVan).
    On an equipment adjusted, sales weighted basis, the average equipped
vehicle price increase for these model-year 2000 Volkswagens is one-tenth of
one percent (0.1%), or $28, when compared to 1999 models.

    2000 Volkswagen Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices:
    Golf GL 2.0L               $14,900
    Golf GL TDI                $16,195
    Golf GLS 2.0L              $16,350
    Golf GLS TDI               $17,400

    GTI GLS 2.0L               $17,675     up $175
    GTI GLX (V6)               $22,620     up $470

    Jetta GL 2.0L              $16,700
    Jetta GL TDI               $17,995
    Jetta GLS 2.0L             $17,650
    Jetta GLS TDI              $18,700
    Jetta GLS 2.8L             $19,950
    Jetta GLX                  $24,170     up $670

    New Beetle GL              $15,900
    New Beetle GLS 2.0L        $16,850
    New Beetle GLS TDI         $17,900
    New Beetle GLS 1.8T        $19,000
    New Beetle GLX             $21,075     up $175

    EuroVan GLS                $31,300     up $650
    EuroVan MV                 $32,800     up $650

    (Passat pricing to be released later this year.)