December 2016: Volkswagen of America

[William Maley]

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS DECEMBER AND 2016 YEAR-END SALES RESULTS

• December sales totaled 37,229 units, 2016 sales closed at 322,948 units

Herndon, VA — (January 4, 2017) Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 37,229 units delivered in December 2016. This marks a 20.3 percent increase over December 2015.  Sales for 2016 total 322,948 units, a 7.6 percent decrease over 2015.

December 2016 highlights include:

• Tiguan delivered 5,575 units, a 13.8 percent increase over December 2015, marking the best month ever for the vehicle.
• The Golf family delivered 8,968 units, a 56.9 percent increase over December 2015.
• Golf GTI delivered 2,777 units for the month, a 17.2 percent increase over December 2015, marking the best month ever for the vehicle.
• Golf SportWagen delivered 3,332 units, a 271.5 percent increase over December 2015. This includes the all-new Alltrack.
• The Chattanooga-built Passat delivered 7,241 units, a 101.4 percent increase over December 2015.

Calendar year 2016 highlights include:

• Tiguan delivered 43,638 units in 2016, a 21.7 percent increase over 2015, marking the best year ever for the vehicle.
• Golf GTI delivered 23,934 units in 2016, a 1.1 percent increase over 2015, marking the best year ever for the model

December 2016 Sales

	December  16	December  15	Yr/Yr% change	December  16  YTD	December  15 YTD	Yr/Yr% change
Golf	1,870	1,191	57.0%	13,764	19,257	-28.5%
GTI	2,777	2,369	17.2%	23,934	23,669	1.1%
Golf R	546	649	-15.9%	4,493	4,141	8.5%
e-Golf	443	609	-27.3%	3,937	4,232	-7.0%
Golf SportWagen	3,332	897	271.5%	15,559	14,009	11.1%
Total Golf Family	8,968	5,715	56.9%	61,687	65,308	-5.5%
Jetta Sedan	13,079	14,073	-7.1%	121,102	128,438	-5.7%
Jetta SportWagen        (now Golf SportWagen)	n/a	n/a	n/a	5	2,671	-99.8%
Total Jetta	13,079	14,073	-7.1%	121,107	131,109	-7.6%
Beetle Coupe	1,092	958	14.0%	9,830	13,025	-24.5%
Beetle Convertible	504	353	42.8%	5,837	9,642	-39.5%
Total Beetle	1,596	1,311	21.7%	15,667	22,667	-30.9%
Eos*	n/a	242	n/a	387	2,993	-87.1%
Passat	7,241	3,596	101.4%	73,002	78,207	-6.7%
CC	374	633	-40.9%	3,237	6,276	-48.4%
Tiguan	5,575	4,900	13.8%	43,638	35,843	21.7%
Touareg	396	486	-18.5%	4,223	7,037	-40.0%
TOTAL	37,229	30,956	20.3%	322,948	349,440	-7.6%

*Eos production ended in July 2015