February 2018: Volkswagen of America

[William Maley]

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS FEBRUARY 2018 SALES RESULTS

• Sales totaled 26,660 units, an increase of 6.0 percent compared to February 2017. This marks the best February since 2014.
• Year-to-date sales totaled 51,404 units, an increase of 5.6 percent compared to February 2017.
• Sales of the all-new 2018 Tiguan totaled 7,486 units; this marks the vehicle’s best month to date.
• Sales of the Chattanooga-built Atlas totaled 4,766 units.
• SUV sales attributed to 54 percent of the vehicles delivered.

Herndon, VA — (March 1, 2018) Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 26,660 units delivered in February 2018, an increase of 6.0 percent over February 2017.  With 51,404 units delivered year-to-date in 2018, the company is reporting an increase of 5.6 percent in year-over-year sales.

As Volkswagen shifts its lineup to offer more family-friendly SUVs, the results are reflected in February’s sales with   
SUVs accounting for 54 percent of total volume for the Volkswagen brand. The all-new 2018 Tiguan had its best month to date with 7,486 units sold.

February 2018 Sales

	February 18	February 17	Yr/Yr%  change	February 18  YTD	February 18 YTD	Yr/Yr%  change
Golf	505	1,094	-53.8%	1,000	2,307	-56.7%
GTI	1,618	1,864	-13.2%	3,305	3,595	-8.1%
Golf R	N/A	497	-100.0%	3	940	-99.7%
e-Golf	198	293	-32.4%	376	625	-39.8%
Golf SportWagen	1,280	2,094	-38.9%	2,458	4,141	-40.6%
Total Golf Family	3,601	5,842	-38.4%	7,142	11,608	-38.5%
Jetta Sedan	4,576	8,017	-42.9%	9,098	14,863	-38.8%
Jetta SportWagen        (now Golf SportWagen)	16	N/A	N/A	25	N/A	N/A
Total Jetta	4,592	8,017	-42.7%	9,123	14,863	-38.6%
Beetle Coupe	614	844	-27.3%	1,361	1,584	-14.1%
Beetle Convertible	393	486	-19.1%	758	827	-8.3%
Total Beetle	1,007	1,330	-24.3%	2,119	2,411	-12.1%
Passat	3,036	6,114	-50.3%	5,470	12,001	-54.4%
CC	46	179	-74.3%	95	346	-72.5%
Tiguan Limited	1,855	3,425	-45.8%	3,889	6,941	-44.0%
2018 Tiguan	7,486	N/A	N/A	13,822	N/A	N/A
Touareg	271	238	13.9%	675	485	39.2%
Atlas	4,766	N/A	N/A	9,069	N/A	N/A
TOTAL	26,660	25,145	6.0%	51,404	48,655	5.7%

[David]

Dieselgate is hurting them big time!

[frogger]

Tiguan and Atlas off to a good start.

Where is a new Passat?