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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.

Sunday 13 September 2015

USA SALES AUGUST - VOLKSWAGEN - The best selling Golf keeps VW on track for higher sales.

  • August sales total 32,332 units
  • The all-new Golf family of vehicles delivered 7,075 units, an 86.2 percent increase over the previous August
  • Golf delivered 1,873 units for the month, a 5.6 percent increase
  • Tiguan delivered 3,165 units, a 47.1 percent increase
  • High-mileage, TDI® Clean Diesel models accounted for 22.9 percent of sales in August
 Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 32,332 units delivered in August 2015.


The all-new Golf family of vehicles continued to find success in the market.  In August, Golf family sales totaled 7,075 units.  Recently, the Golf, Golf SportWagen, and Golf GTI, when equipped with the optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) system, earned a rating ofTop Safety Pick + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS): the vehicles were also highlighted in a report by IIHS calling out the optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking System.




“We are encouraged by the continued strength of the Golf family and confident that success will continue with the model year 2016 vehicles that are equipped with the MIB II infotainment systems and available class leading connectivity features,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America.


The Tiguan delivered 3,165 units, marking a 47.1 percent increase over the previous August. The Touareg, refreshed for 2015, delivered 690 units: 411 of these were TDI® Clean Diesel models, amounting to 59.6 percent of its sales.


The Jetta, refreshed for the 2015 model year with a suite of available driver assistance features, delivered 11,002 units. The 2016 Jetta was also awarded with a Top Safety Pick + rating by IIHS when equipped with the optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) system.

The Chattanooga-built Passat totaled 7,409 units delivered for the month. Volkswagen recently introduced the value laden Limited Edition model, which has a starting MSRP of $23,995.  

A refreshed Passat for 2016 will be revealed later this month and is set to hit the market later in the fall.

August 2015 Sales

August 15
August 14
Yr/Yr% change
August 15  YTD
August 14 YTD
Yr/Yr% change
Golf
            1,873
             1,773
5.6%
          15,000
           7,175
109.1%
GTI
            1,907
             2,026
-5.9%
          14,992
         10,524
42.5%
Golf R
               436
                  -  
          N/A
            2,239
                15
<500%
e-Golf
               381
                  -  
          N/A
            2,212
                 -  
          N/A
Golf SportWagen
            2,478
                  -  
          N/A
          10,073
                 -  
          N/A
Total Golf Family
                 7,075
                   3,799
86.2%
               44,516
               17,714
151.3%
Jetta Sedan
          11,002
           13,406
-17.9%
          87,047
         90,162
-3.5%
Jetta SportWagen      
(now Golf SportWagen)
               110
             1,955
-94.4%
            2,645
         14,648
-81.9%
Total Jetta
               11,112
                15,361
-27.7%
               89,692
            104,810
-14.4%
Beetle Coupe
            1,287
             1,744
-26.2%
            9,846
         12,265
-19.7%
Beetle Convertible
               840
             1,161
-27.6%
            7,681
           9,220
-16.7%
Total Beetle
                 2,127
                   2,905
-26.8%
               17,527
               21,485
-18.4%
Eos
               208
                302
-31.1%
            1,800
           2,603
-30.8%
Passat
            7,409
             9,190
-19.4%
          56,508
         67,633
-16.4%
CC
               546
                787
-30.6%
            4,106
           7,530
-45.5%
Tiguan
            3,165
             2,151
47.1%
          19,249
         17,446
10.3%
Touareg
               690
                686
0.6%
            4,676
           4,554
2.7%
Routan*
                 -  
                  -  
          N/A
                 -  
           1,103
-100.0%
TOTAL
               32,332
                35,181
-8.10%
             238,074
            244,878
-2.78%

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