Jetta sedan remains the volume leader for Volkswagen with sales totaling 9,089. With the addition of the Jetta Turbo Hybrid, Volkswagen now offers seven cars that can deliver more than 40 mpg on the highway -- a feat no other automaker can match in the United States.
Recently recognized as "best in class vehicle in the $20,000 - $25,000 price range" in Kiplinger's Personal Finance 2013 buyer's guide, the Jetta TDI demonstrates its strong consumer appeal and class-leading fuel economy in the compact sedan segment.
The Beetle and Beetle Convertible sold a combined 2,232 units. The Golf saw a 24.9 percent increase in January sales with 1,532 units delivered. A new North American produced Golf will soon be added to line up. Production of the seventh generation Golf "A7" will commence the first quarter of 2014 at the Volkswagen de México manufacturing facility in Puebla, Mexico. This latest move reinforces the Volkswagen's commitment to the North American market, where it will invest more than $5 billion in the next three years.
Sport Utility Vehicles, Tiguan and Touareg reported sales of 2,114 and 962 units, respectively.
Volkswagen's high-mileage, clean diesel TDI models account for 19 percent of sales in January, a 14.7 percent increase over the prior year.
JANUARY 2013 SALES
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 2013 Jan 2012 Yr./Yr.% Change----------------------------------------------------------------------------Golf 1,532 1,227 24.9%----------------------------------------------------------------------------GTI 915 1,231 -25.7%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Golf R 202 192 5.2%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Golf/GTI/Golf R 2,649 2,650 0.0%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Jetta Sedan 9,089 9,564 -5.0%---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SportWagen 1,433 1,398 2.5%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Jetta 10,522 10,962 -4.0%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Beetle Coupe 1,730 1,401 23.5%---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Convertible 502 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Beetle 2,232 1,401 59.3%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Eos 250 365 -31.5%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Passat 8,856 6,318 40.2%----------------------------------------------------------------------------CC 1,192 1,415 -15.8%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Tiguan 2,114 2,308 -8.4%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Touareg 962 831 15.8%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Routan 241 958 -74.8%----------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 29,018 27,208 6.7%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
About 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's operations in the United States include research and development, parts and vehicle processing, parts distribution centers, sales, marketing and service offices, financial service centers, and its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Eos, Golf, Golf R, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Passat, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan vehicles through approximately 610 independent U.S. dealers. Visit Volkswagen of America online at www.vw.com or media.vw.com to learn more.
Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine
CONTACT:
Scott Vazin
703-364-7103
Email Contact
