VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS APRIL 2017 SALES RESULTS

• April sales totaled 27,557 units, an increase of 1.6 percent over April 2016
• Total Golf sales, including Golf SportWagen and Alltrack, totaled 7,187 units delivered, an increase of 40.7  percent over April 2016
• Chattanooga-built Passat sales totaled 6,148 units, an increase of 9.2 percent over April 2016

Herndon, VA — (May 2, 2017) Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 27,557 units delivered in April 2017, a 1.6 percent increase over April 2016. With 96,426 units delivered year-to-date in April, the company is reporting an increase of 7.7 percent in year-over-year sales.

April 2017 Sales

	April 17	April 16	Yr/Yr% change	April 17  YTD	April 16 YTD	Yr/Yr% change
Golf	1,249	1,104	13.1%	4,591	4,046	13.5%
GTI	1,702	1,988	-14.4%	7,307	7,085	3.1%
Golf R	367	678	-45.9%	1,828	1,851	-1.2%
e-Golf	307	326	-5.8%	1,274	938	35.8%
Golf SportWagen	3,562	1,012	252.0%	10,164	3,321	206.1%
Total Golf Family	7,187	5,108	40.7%	25,164	17,241	46.0%
Jetta Sedan	9,398	10,694	-12.1%	33,961	38,716	-12.3%
Jetta SportWagen        (now Golf SportWagen)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	-100.0%
Total Jetta	9,398	10,694	-12.1%	33,961	38,717	-12.3%
Beetle Coupe	732	480	52.5%	3,096	2,483	24.7%
Beetle Convertible	765	691	10.7%	2,309	2,007	15.0%
Total Beetle	1,497	1,171	27.8%	5,405	4,490	20.4%
Eos*	N/A	39	-100.0%	N/A	381	-100.0%
Passat	6,148	5,629	9.2%	24,415	19,692	24.0%
CC	150	230	-34.8%	712	1,221	-41.7%
Tiguan	2,939	3,804	-22.7%	13,150	13,096	0.4%
Touareg	238	437	-45.5%	1,040	1,588	-34.5%
TOTAL	27,557	27,112	1.64%	103,847	96,426	7.70%

*Eos production ended in July 2015

They still need crossovers, SUV's and better /more suited to USA market products. Sadly, VW execs seem to ahve a tin ear to this issue.

I bet the Allyrack is what is driving Sportwagen sales. 

9 hours ago, Stew said:

I bet the Allyrack is what is driving Sportwagen sales. 

It certainly is helping.