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I will try my best to provide detailed info on various cars and what is like to live with them, I have already produced a few for Jaguar-car-forums, I will do my best to be unbiased, but it will be hard for some cars. I will re-produce press releases and copy from other motoring news.

Saturday 7 March 2015

USA FEBRUARY SAES - VW - Sales dip a significant 5% over last year, needs to be watched.

  • February sales total 25,710  units
  • The all-new Golf delivered 3,921 units for the month, marking a 141.6  percent increase in sales for the model over the previous February
  • The Golf GTI delivered 1,779  units, a 113%  percent increase
  • Golf R hits showrooms with 362 delivered
  • Jetta sedan delivered 8,320 units for the month
Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 25,710 units delivered in February 2015. The all-new Golf continued to find success in the market as the family increased in size. In February, Golf family sales totaled 3,921 units. This marks the best February for the Golf family in 15 years. The much anticipated Golf R hit showrooms mid-month. The Golf Sportwagen will go on sale later this spring.

“We are pleased to see the positive customer and media acceptance of the Golf family as evidenced by the number of prestigious awards the cars have won, such as the Motor Trend Car of the Year and the North American Car of the Year. We look forward to keeping this momentum going with the introduction of the all-new Golf SportWagen later this spring,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America.

The Jetta, which was refreshed for the 2015 model year and now has a suite of available driver assistance features, continued to show its strength as a core model, with 10,219 units delivered.

The Touareg, refreshed for 2015, delivered 413 units: 232 of these were TDI® Clean Diesel models, amounting to 56.2 percent of sales.

The Chattanooga-built Passat totaled 6,309 units delivered for the month. The Tiguan delivered 1,819 units.


February 2015 Sales


Feb.15
Feb. 14
Yr/Yr% change
Feb.15  YTD
Feb.14 YTD
Yr/Yr% change
Golf
            1,650
                754

118.8%
            3,690
        
  1,593

131.6%
GTI
            1,779
                893
99.2%
            3,757
           1,758
113.7%
Golf R
               362
                    2
18000.0%
               362
                10
3520.0%
e-Golf
               130
                  -  
          N/A
               311
                 -  
          N/A
Total Golf/GTI/e-Golf
                 3,921
                   1,649
137.8%
                 8,120
                 3,361
141.6%
Jetta Sedan
          10,219
           10,597
-3.6%
          18,539
         19,052
-2.7%
Jetta SportWagen      
               592
             1,311
-54.8%
            1,241
           2,624
-52.7%
Total Jetta
               10,811
                11,908
-9.2%
               19,780
               21,676
-8.7%
Beetle Coupe
            1,262
             1,790
-29.5%
            2,159
           3,074
-29.8%
Beetle Convertible
               640
                911
-29.7%
            1,132
           1,661
-31.8%
Total Beetle
                 1,902
                   2,701
-29.6%
                 3,291
                 4,735
-30.5%
Eos
               118
                197
-40.1%
               274
              380
-27.9%
Passat
            6,309
             6,997
-9.8%
          12,614
         13,233
-4.7%
CC
               417
                964
-56.7%
               948
           1,845
-48.6%
Tiguan
            1,819
             2,019
-9.9%
            3,292
           3,796
-13.3%
Touareg
               413
                448
-7.8%
               895
              992
-9.8%
Routan
                 -  
                229
-100.0%
                 -  
              588
-100.0%
TOTAL
      25,710
         27,112
-5.17%
        49,214
        50,606
-2.75%

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