December 2017: Volkswagen of America

[William Maley]

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS DECEMBER AND 2017 YEAR-END SALES RESULTS

• 339,676 units delivered marks a 5.2 percent increase over 2016

Herndon, VA — (January 3, 2018) Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 30,281 units delivered in December 2017 and 339,676 total sales for 2017. This marks a year-to-date increase of 5.2 percent over 2016 and an 18.7 percent decrease over December 2016.

December 2017 highlights include:

• As the company expands its model lineup to include more family-friendly SUVs, SUV sales attributed more than 48 percent of the vehicles delivered.
• Sales of the Chattanooga-built Atlas totaled 6,070 units delivered, the best month ever for the vehicle.
• Sales of the 2018 Tiguan and Tiguan Limited totaled 8,061 units delivered.

Calendar year 2017 highlights include:

• The Golf family continues to be an important part of the Volkswagen lineup. Sales of the family, driven by the addition of the all-wheel drive SportWagen Alltrack, increased by 11.8 percent over 2016.
• SUV sales attributed for 23 percent of sales in 2017, which include the all-new Atlas and 2018 Tiguan.

December 2017 Sales

	December 17	December 16	Yr/Yr%  change	December 17  YTD	December 16 YTD	Yr/Yr%  change
Golf	775	1,870	-58.6%	13,552	13,764	-1.5%
GTI	1,912	2,777	-31.1%	22,486	23,934	-6.0%
Golf R	6	546	-98.9%	2,706	4,493	-39.8%
e-Golf	343	443	-22.6%	3,534	3,937	-10.2%
Golf SportWagen	1,493	3,332	-55.2%	26,700	15,559	71.6%
Total Golf Family	4,529	8,968	-49.5%	68,978	61,687	11.8%
Jetta Sedan	7,233	13,079	-44.7%	115,808	121,102	-4.4%
Jetta SportWagen        (now Golf SportWagen)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5	-120.0%
Total Jetta	7,233	13,079	-44.7%	115,807	121,107	-4.4%
Beetle Coupe	582	1,092	-46.7%	8,627	9,830	-12.2%
Beetle Convertible	253	504	-49.8%	6,539	5,837	12.0%
Total Beetle	835	1,596	-47.7%	15,166	15,667	-3.2%
Eos*	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	387	-99.7%
Passat	3,015	7,241	-58.4%	60,722	73,002	-16.8%
CC	54	374	-85.6%	1,355	3,237	-58.1%
Tiguan	2,291	5,575	-58.9%	25,960	43,638	-40.5%
2018 Tiguan	5,770	N/A	N/A	21,023	N/A	N/A
Touareg	484	396	22.2%	3,545	4,223	-16.1%
Atlas	6,070	N/A	N/A	27,119	N/A	N/A
TOTAL	30,281	37,229	-18.7%	339,676	322,948	5.2%

*Eos production ended in July 2015

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Up for the year but a brutal December.