September 2016: Volkswagen of America, Inc.

[William Maley]

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS SEPTEMBER 2016 SALES RESULTS

• September sales totaled 24,112 units
• Best ever September for Tiguan, with 2,988 units, a 0.5 percent increase over September 2015

Herndon, VA — (October 3, 2016) Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 24,112 units delivered in September 2016. In late September, both #PinkBeetle and the all-new Golf Alltrack, based on the SportWagen began to reach showrooms.

September 2016 Sales

	September 16	September 15	Yr/Yr% change	September 16  YTD	September 15 YTD	Yr/Yr% change
Golf	1,082	1,193	-9.3%	9,549	16,193	-41.0%
GTI	1,837	1,825	0.7%	17,187	16,817	2.2%
Golf R	204	462	-55.8%	3,103	2,701	14.9%
e-Golf	529	343	54.2%	2,782	2,555	8.9%
Golf SportWagen	933	1,428	-34.7%	8,477	11,501	-26.3%
Total Golf Family	4,585	5,251	-12.7%	41,098	49,767	-17.4%
Jetta Sedan	8,299	7,746	7.1%	89,743	94,793	-5.3%
Jetta SportWagen        (now Golf SportWagen)	n/a	27	n/a	5	2,672	-99.8%
Total Jetta	8,299	7,773	6.8%	89,748	97,465	-7.9%
Beetle Coupe	988	890	11.0%	6,839	10,736	-36.3%
Beetle Convertible	353	649	-45.6%	4,322	8,330	-48.1%
Total Beetle	1,341	1,539	-12.9%	11,161	19,066	-41.5%
Eos*	n/a	356	n/a	387	2,156	-82.1%
Passat	6,335	7,228	-12.4%	53,086	63,736	-16.7%
CC	234	384	-39.1%	2,355	4,490	-47.6%
Tiguan	2,988	2,972	0.5%	30,225	22,221	36.0%
Touareg	330	638	-48.3%	3,208	5,314	-39.6%
TOTAL	24,112	26,141	-7.76%	231,268	264,215	-12.47%

*Eos production ended in July 2015

[A Horse With No Name]

Dismal, and may actually never improve substantially.  VW will never change their internal corporate culture any more than Lucy will let Charlie Brown kick the football.  And both will have a similar result...being flat on your back and looking stupid.