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%