November 2018: Volkswagen of America

[William Maley]

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS NOVEMBER 2018 SALES RESULTS

• Sales totaled 26,789 units, a decrease of 8 percent compared to November 2017
• Year-to-date sales totaled 322,017 units, an increase of 4 percent over 2017
• SUV sales totaled 12,385, making up 46 percent of sales
• Sales of the all-new Tiguan totaled 6,794 units
• Best November ever for total Tiguan with 7,067 units
• Jetta sales totaled 9,207 units
• Atlas sales totaled 5,233 units
• CPO sales totaled 7,553 units, an increase of 18 percent over 2017

Herndon, VA — (Dec. 3, 2018) Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported 26,789 deliveries in November, a decrease of 8 percent over November 2017. Sales have now risen 4 percent this year to date, to 322,017.

Led by Atlas and Tiguan, SUVs made up 46 percent of VWoA’s November sales. All-new Tiguan sales lead the brand for the year with 81,123 units sold year to date. Jetta sales led the brand in November with 9,207 sold for the month. Atlas and all-new Tiguan sales rounded out the top three volume leaders for the brand in November with 5,233 and 6,794 units sold respectively.

November sales were impacted by delays in the certification process caused by a backlog in meeting new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure standards. Certification delays pushed back the arrival of some model year 2019 Golf models. 

“Our SUV momentum continued despite a difficult month for the industry,” said Derrick Hatami, executive vice president of sales, marketing and after sales for VWoA. “Our top three volume leaders were all up year-over-year and our SUV portfolio percentage has grown steadily thanks to the Atlas and Tiguan.”

November 2018 Sales

	Nov. 18	Nov. 17	Yr/Yr% change	Nov. 18 YTD	Nov. 17 YTD	Yr/Yr% change
Golf	300	783	-62%	6,361	12,777	-50%
GTI	1,045	1,754	-40%	15,639	20,574	-24%
Golf R	116	14	729%	3,380	2,700	25%
e-Golf	230	289	-20%	1,132	3,191	-65%
Golf SportWagen	797	1,436	-45%	13,334	25,207	-47%
Total Golf Family	2,488	4,276	-42%	39,846	64,449	-38%
Jetta Sedan	9,207	8,362	10%	80,473	108,575	-26%
Jetta SportWagen        (now Golf SportWagen)	N/A	N/A	N/A	71	N/A	N/A
Total Jetta	9,207	8,362	10%	80,544	108,574	-26%
Beetle Coupe	338	684	-51%	8,181	8,045	2%
Beetle Convertible	210	382	-45%	5,313	6,286	-16%
Total Beetle	548	1,066	-49%	13,494	14,331	-6%
EOS*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A
Passat	2,156	3,140	-31%	38,285	57,707	-34%
CC	5	61	-92%	444	1,301	-66%
Tiguan Limited	273	1,726	-84%	13,357	23,669	-44%
All-new Tiguan	6,794	5,221	30%	81,123	15,253	432%
Total Tiguan	7,067	6,947	2%	94,480	38,922	143%
Touareg	85	201	-58%	1,964	3,061	-36%
Atlas	5,233	5,154	2%	52,960	21,049	152%
Total Car	14,404	16,905	-15%	172,613	246,363	-30%
Total SUV	12,385	12,302	1%	149,404	63,032	137%
TOTAL	26,789	29,207	-8 %	322,017	309,395	4%

*Eos production ended in July 2015

[A Horse With No Name]

Good thing they are selling SUV's because cars are sucking wind.