March 2016: Volkswagen of America

[William Maley]

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS MARCH 2016 SALES RESULTS

• March sales totaled 26,914 units
• Tiguan delivered 3,519 units, a 53 percent increase, marking the best March ever for the vehicle.

Herndon, VA — (April 1, 2016) Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 26,914 units delivered in March 2016.  The Tiguan produced the best March results on record for the vehicle with 3,519 vehicles delivered, a 53 percent increase over March 2015.

 

“We are pleased with the continued strong performance of the Tiguan,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America. “While overall sales saw a decline for the month, Volkswagen dealers improved in terms of retail business.”

 

In March, Volkswagen debuted the next member of the Golf family with the U.S. production version of the all-wheel-drive Golf Alltrack. The Golf Alltrack, which goes on sale in the Fall as a 2017 model, is based on the Golf SportWagen and includes 4MOTION® all-wheel drive, body cladding, additional ground clearance, and “Off-Road Mode” which adds hill descent control and optimizes traction control. Deliveries of the Golf family totaled 4,495 vehicles in March.

 

March 2016 Sales

	March 16	March 15	Yr/Yr% change	March 16  YTD	March 15 YTD	Yr/Yr% change
Golf	1,069	1,869	-42.8%	2,942	5,559	-47.1%
GTI	1,968	1,997	-1.5%	5,097	5,754	-11.4%
Golf R	404	478	-15.5%	1,173	840	39.6%
e-Golf	86	195	-55.9%	612	506	20.9%
Golf SportWagen	968	104	830.8%	2,309	104	2120.2%
Total Golf Family	4,495	4,643	-3.2%	12,133	12,763	-4.9%
Jetta Sedan	10,472	11,005	-4.8%	28,022	29,544	-5.2%
Jetta SportWagen    *    (now Golf SportWagen)	(1)	578	n/a	1	1,819	n/a
Total Jetta	10,471	11,583	-9.6%	28,023	31,363	-10.6%
Beetle Coupe	786	1,328	-40.8%	2,003	3,487	-42.6%
Beetle Convertible	682	1,116	-38.9%	1,316	2,248	-41.5%
Total Beetle	1,468	2,444	-39.9%	3,319	5,735	-42.1%
Eos	109	213	-48.8%	342	487	-29.8%
Passat	6,097	7,794	-21.8%	14,063	20,408	-31.1%
CC	361	513	-29.6%	991	1,461	-32.2%
Tiguan	3,519	2,300	53.0%	9,292	5,592	66.2%
Touareg	394	535	-26.4%	1,151	1,430	-19.5%
TOTAL	26,914	30,025	-10.36%	69,314	79,239	-12.53%

 

[Suaviloquent]

Tiguan, the saviour of VW!!!