Volkswagen of America Announces 21% Increase in Year-to-Date Sales

HERNDON, Va., Sept. 1 - Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported that August marked a 21 percent increase in year-to-date sales for their entire line of vehicles. August 2010 sales decreased 7.9 percent when compared with the same time last year, which included historic sales as part of the launch of the U.S. government's "cash for clunkers" program.

The Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen had its best month ever with 2,560 units sold, a 125 percent increase compared with August 2009. The popular Passat also had an exceptional month with 1,669 units sold, marking its best sales month since December 2008 and a 35 percent increase in year-over-year sales growth. The luxurious Volkswagen CC recorded a 31 percent increase in sales compared with the same month last year.

Volkswagen's line of sporty compact vehicles also had a great month as both the Golf and GTI saw increases in sales compared to August 2009. The Golf sold 1,409 units, a 70 percent increase from the same month last year while the GTI saw a 22 percent increase compared with the same time period in 2009.

Consumers continued to show their commitment to purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles as Volkswagen's clean diesel TDI models increasingly gained popularity with the Jetta TDI, Jetta SportWagen TDI, Touareg TDI and Golf TDI all having year-to-year sales increase in August of nearly 25 percent.

"We are thrilled to see that more and more car buyers are turning to Volkswagen vehicles to take advantage of our unique combination of German-engineered driving experience, cutting-edge design, fuel economy, and safety," said Mark Barnes, Interim-President, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "We expect to see continued growth in the coming months as we introduce several new models, including the all-new Jetta and Touareg."

Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Eos, Golf, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Passat, Passat Wagon, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2010 Volkswagens come standard-equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program. This is important because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt.

VW-US Snapshot


				---------- YEAR-TO-DATE ----------
	August-10 Actual	August-09 Actual	Yr/Yr % change	August-10 YTD Actual	August-09 YTD Actual	Yr/Yr % change
Rabbit/Golf	1,409	826	70.6%	10,204	5,425	88.1%
GTI A5/A6	967	787	22.9%	10,087	5,124	96.9%
R32	-	4	-100.0%	-	139	-100.0%
Total Rabbit/Golf/GTI/R32	2,376	1,617	46.9%	20,291	10,688	89.8%
Jetta Sdn	8,107	11,739	-30.9%	59,541	60,509	-1.6%
SportWagen A5/A6	2,560	1,133	125.9%	16,797	11,084	51.5%
Total Jetta	10,667	12,872	-17.1%	76,338	71,593	6.6%
New Beetle - Coupe	866	1,125	-23.0%	10,188	6,687	52.4%
- Convertible	339	551	-38.5%	3,547	3,299	7.5%
Total New Beetle	1,205	1,676	-28.1%	13,735	9,986	37.5%
Eos	610	861	-29.2%	5,188	5,399	-3.9%
Passat Sdn	1,669	1,233	35.4%	8,640	6,866	25.8%
Wgn	326	247	32.0%	1,994	1,632	22.2%
Total Passat	1,995	1,480	34.8%	10,634	8,498	25.1%
CC	2,602	1,980	31.4%	18,761	12,897	45.5%
Tiguan	1,598	1,750	-8.7%	13,956	8,953	55.9%
Touareg	242	489	-50.5%	2,511	2,669	-5.9%
Routan	1,560	2,098	-25.6%	11,333	11,738	-3.5%

TOTAL	22,855	24,823	-7.9%	172,747	142,421	21.3%

SOURCE Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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