Volkswagen of America June 2019 Sales
  June. 19
June. 18
Yr/Yr% 
change
June. 19 YTD
June. 18 YTD
Yr/Yr% 
change
 Golf
 518 
 578 
-10% 
 3,537 
 4,036 
-12% 
 GTI
 979 
 1,282 
-24% 
 6,947 
 9,189 
-24% 
 Golf R
 479 
 470 
2% 
 1,458 
 2,240 
-35% 
 e-Golf
 366 
 32 
1,044% 
 1,893 
 776 
144% 
 Golf SportWagen
 1,314 
 1,190 
10% 
 5,123 
 8,016 
-36% 
 Total Golf Family
3,656 
 3,552 
3% 
 18,958 
 24,257 
-22% 
 Jetta Sedan
8,486 
 7,235 
17% 
 48,973 
 32,961 
49% 
 Jetta SportWagen      
 (now Golf  SportWagen)
0 
4 
          N/A 
0 
62 
N/A 
 Total Jetta
8,486 
 7,239 
17% 
 48,973 
 33,023 
48% 
 Beetle Coupe
579 
 829 
-30% 
 4,485 
 5,206 
-14% 
 Beetle  Convertible
1,107 
 299 
270% 
 4,913 
 2,761 
78% 
 Total Beetle
1,686 
 1,128 
50% 
 9,398 
 7,967 
18% 
 Passat
797 
 3,793 
-79% 
 11,456 
 22,356 
-49% 
 CC
5 
 31 
-84% 
 38 
 294 
-87% 
 Arteon
275  N/A  N/A  598  N/A  N/A   Tiguan Limited
128 
 1,561 
-92% 
 322 
 9,293 
-97% 
 Tiguan
 9,250 
 7,788 
19% 
 57,009 
 46,102 
24% 
 Total Tiguan
9,378 
9,349 
0% 
57,331 
55,395 
3% 
 Touareg
 18 
 150 
-88% 
 130 
 1,448 
-91% 
 Atlas
 7,424 
 3,699 
100% 
 37,726 
 28,158 
34% 
 Total Car
14,905 
15,743 
-5% 
89,421 
87,897 
1.7% 
 Total SUV
16,820 
13,198 
27% 
95,187 
85,001 
12% 
 TOTAL 
31,725 
28,941 
10% 
184,608 
172,898 
6.8% 

Volkswagen of America May 2019 Sales
 
  May. 19
May. 18
Yr/Yr% 
change
May. 19 YTD
May. 18 YTD
Yr/Yr% 
change
 Golf
 860 
 765 
12% 
 3,019 
 3,458 
-13% 
 GTI
 1,179 
 1,396 
-16% 
 5,968 
 7,907 
-25% 
 Golf R
 424 
 529 
-20% 
 979 
 1770 
-45% 
 e-Golf
 264 
 76 
247% 
 1527 
 744 
105% 
 Golf SportWagen
 1,107 
 1,261 
-12% 
 3,809 
 6,826 
-44% 
 Total Golf Family
3,834 
 4,027 
-4.8% 
 15,302 
 20,705 
-26% 
 Jetta Sedan
9,653 
 6,814 
42% 
 40,487 
 25,726 
57% 
 Jetta SportWagen      
 (now Golf  SportWagen)
0 
7 
          N/A 
0 
58 
N/A 
 Total Jetta
9,653 
 6,821 
42% 
 40,487 
 25,784 
57% 
 Beetle Coupe
662 
 1,011 
-35% 
 3,906 
 4,377 
-11% 
 Beetle  Convertible
1029 
 481 
114% 
 3,806 
 2,462 
55% 
 Total Beetle
1,691 
 1,492 
13% 
 7,712 
 6,839 
13% 
 Passat
1,294 
 4,757 
-73% 
 10,659 
 18,563 
-43% 
 CC
6 
 67 
-91% 
 33 
 263 
-87% 
 Arteon
245  N/A  N/A  323  N/A  N/A   Tiguan Limited
5 
 1,355 
-100% 
 194 
 7,732 
-97% 
 Tiguan
 10,687 
 8,579 
25% 
 47,759 
 38,314 
25% 
 Total Tiguan
10,692 
9,934 
7.6% 
47,953 
46,046 
4.1% 
 Touareg
 14 
 190 
-93% 
 112 
 1,298 
-91% 
 Atlas
 8,273 
 3,923 
111% 
 30,302 
 24,459 
24% 
 Total Car
16,723 
17,164 
-2.6% 
74,516 
72,154 
3.3% 
 Total SUV
18,979 
14,047 
35% 
78,367 
71,803 
9.1% 
 TOTAL 
35,702 
31,211 
14% 
152,883 
143,957 
6.2%

Drivers in Europe can now place deposits for Volkswagen's new ID.3 all electric vehicle.  This is the car that Volkswagen expects to compete with the Tesla Model 3 in the compact EV space. The target starting price for the ID.3 is under €30,000 which translates to $33,585 at the time of this writing. Initial vehicles offered will be special edition ID.3 1st. With an initial run of 30,000 vehicles, the ID.3 1st starts around €40,000 ($44.803) and comes equipped with voice control, navigation system, larger wheels.  There is also an ID.3 1st Plus that ads IQ Light and bi-color design while a Max adds a panoramic glass roof and an advanced heads-up display. 
The 3 in the name ID.3 marks the vehicle's importance to Volkswagen's history as the most important vehicle after the Beetle and Golf, and also signifies the ability for VW to expand the ID brand in either direction.
The entry level ID.3 can travel up to 205 miles on a single charge while mid-grade can go 261 miles and top-line models get as far as 342 miles. 
Volkswagen expect production to start in late 2019 with initial deliveries happening in mid-2020. No word yet on when the model will hit US shores.


 
 

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Drivers in Europe can now place deposits for Volkswagen's new ID.3 all electric vehicle.  This is the car that Volkswagen expects to compete with the Tesla Model 3 in the compact EV space. The target starting price for the ID.3 is under €30,000 which translates to $33,585 at the time of this writing. Initial vehicles offered will be special edition ID.3 1st. With an initial run of 30,000 vehicles, the ID.3 1st starts around €40,000 ($44.803) and comes equipped with voice control, navigation system, larger wheels.  There is also an ID.3 1st Plus that ads IQ Light and bi-color design while a Max adds a panoramic glass roof and an advanced heads-up display. 
The 3 in the name ID.3 marks the vehicle's importance to Volkswagen's history as the most important vehicle after the Beetle and Golf, and also signifies the ability for VW to expand the ID brand in either direction.
The entry level ID.3 can travel up to 205 miles on a single charge while mid-grade can go 261 miles and top-line models get as far as 342 miles. 
Volkswagen expect production to start in late 2019 with initial deliveries happening in mid-2020. No word yet on when the model will hit US shores.


 
 

Rumors are swirling that Volkswagen may be cutting most of the Golf lineup from the US market with the next generation of Golf.  The standard version of the Golf, e-Golf, Golf SportWagen, and Golf Alltrack would be dropped in the US while the GTI and Golf R continue on.  The e-Golf will be replaced by something in the ID lineup.
Looking at the sales numbers, it is easy to see why Volkswagen may make this move. Sales of the base Golf in 2018 numbered just 6,642, down 51% from the year prior.  GTI and Golf R combined sold more than triple that amount (20,152).  The one head-scratcher is the Golf Sportwagon, which sold nearly as many units (14,123) as the GTI (16,684), but if Volkswagen is looking to shed the econo-car image of the Golf and stick with just the hot-hatch image, then dropping the Sportwagen may make sense.
As the next generation of Golf hasn't actually been released yet, Volkswagen is declining to comment. 

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