Volkswagen of America December 2019 Sales
  Dec. 19
Dec. 18
Yr/Yr% 
change
Dec. 19 YTD
Dec. 18 YTD
Yr/Yr% 
change
 Golf
314 
281 
12% 
5,644 
6,642 
-15%   GTI
765 
1,045 
-27% 
11,672 
16,684  -30%   Golf R
394 
88 
348% 
4,223 
3,468  22%   e-Golf
264 
222 
19% 
4,863 
1,354  259%   Golf SportWagen
927 
789 
17% 
10,991 
14,123  -22%   Total Golf Family
2,664 
2,425 
10% 
37,393 
42,271  -12%   Jetta Sedan
8,164 
10,261 
-20% 
100,453 
90,734  11%   Jetta SportWagen      
 (now Golf  SportWagen)
- 
- 
         N/A 
-  71 
N/A 
 Total Jetta
8,164 
10,261 
-20% 
100,453 
90,805  11%   Beetle Coupe
324 
455 
-29% 
7,704 
8,636  -11%   Beetle  Convertible
388 
462 
-16% 
9,511 
5,775  65% 
 Total Beetle
712 
917 
-22% 
17,215 
14,411  19%   Passat
714 
3,116 
-77% 
14,123  41,401  -66%   CC
2 
11 
-82% 
58 
455 
-87%   Arteon
283  -  N/A  2,449  -  N/A   Tiguan Limited
1 
189 
-99% 
391 
13,546  -97%   Tiguan
7,930 
8,353 
-5.1% 
109,572 
89,476  22%   Total Tiguan
7,931 
8,542 
-7.2% 
109,963 
 103,022 
6.7% 
 Touareg
7 
58 
-88% 
160 
2,022 
-92%   Atlas
7,400 
6,717 
10% 
81,508 
59,677 
37%   Total Car
12,539 
16,730 
-25% 
171,691 
189,343 
-9.3% 
 Total SUV
15,338 
15,317 
0.1% 
191,631 
164,721 
16% 
 TOTAL 
27,877 
32,047  
-13%  
363,322  
354,064  
2.6%  

The Volkswagen brand is on track to introduce 34 models globally in 2020.  While some, like the ID.3, will be new to the portfolio, others are variants of familiar faces with many of those being electrified. Much stricter emissions rules come into effect in Europe starting January 1st and will force every company that sells on the continent to rethink their lineups.
For Volkswagen, that means that most of their internal combustion powered vehicles will gain an available hybrid powertrain. Volkswagen says they will be introducing hybrid versions from the Golf to the Tiguan, to the Touareg. There will also be a number of cars coming that aren't hybrids or EVs. The next generation Golf is coming to Europe in 2020 with GTI, GTD, R, and Wagon variants to follow, though not all will make it to the U.S.. The Atlas will receive a refresh and the Atlas Cross Sport goes into production soon. Over in Europe, VW will be launching the T-Roc Cabriolet, the Arteon Shooting Brake, and Tiguan R.  Plus there will be other announcements coming for the brand.  With that in mind, these 34 vehicles are just for the VW brand and don't count what Audi, SEAT, Skoda, are up to. So there is likely to be even more in the pipeline.
This whole push is to help get the Volkswagen brand to a 4 percent to 5 percent operating profit for 2020. 

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The Volkswagen brand is on track to introduce 34 models globally in 2020.  While some, like the ID.3, will be new to the portfolio, others are variants of familiar faces with many of those being electrified. Much stricter emissions rules come into effect in Europe starting January 1st and will force every company that sells on the continent to rethink their lineups.
For Volkswagen, that means that most of their internal combustion powered vehicles will gain an available hybrid powertrain. Volkswagen says they will be introducing hybrid versions from the Golf to the Tiguan, to the Touareg. There will also be a number of cars coming that aren't hybrids or EVs. The next generation Golf is coming to Europe in 2020 with GTI, GTD, R, and Wagon variants to follow, though not all will make it to the U.S.. The Atlas will receive a refresh and the Atlas Cross Sport goes into production soon. Over in Europe, VW will be launching the T-Roc Cabriolet, the Arteon Shooting Brake, and Tiguan R.  Plus there will be other announcements coming for the brand.  With that in mind, these 34 vehicles are just for the VW brand and don't count what Audi, SEAT, Skoda, are up to. So there is likely to be even more in the pipeline.
This whole push is to help get the Volkswagen brand to a 4 percent to 5 percent operating profit for 2020. 

Volkswagen is working both ends of the SUV size spectrum lately.  Their Atlas model has become an excellent seller, moving 74,108 copies as of November 2019. That an increase of 40% over the prior year to date figures.  Though it's first model year was 2018, Volkswagen feels that it is nearly time for a refresh for 2021. The update will be mostly visual with new head and tail lights, new front and rear bumpers, and a revised grille. Volkswagen says it will also have updated and new driver-assistance features on top of the suits of technology the Atlas already sports.  The changes will bring the full-size Atlas more into visual alignment with the new Atlas Cross Sport  just hitting the market now.
Also coming will be a new crossover slotted below the Tiguan that will compete more directly with the Jeep Compass, Nissan Rogue Sport, and others in that class. While details are scarce, we do know what it won't be, it won't be the European T-Roc currently on sale overseas.  The new model will be designed specifically for North America and built in Mexico.  It should launch in the U.S. sometime in the Summer of 2021. 
For those of you lamenting the demise of the sedan, Volkswagen did manage to take a shot at the U.S. manufacturers by saying, "While some brands have walked away from car sales, we are focused on making smart decisions in this segment which is still a big part of the market."

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