Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Volkswagen of America April Sales Results

Text from Volkswagen of America.
New models comprise more than half of sales

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported April sales of 20,528, an 11.2 percent increase over prior year sales.

The Jetta continues to be the volume car for Volkswagen, selling 9,929 units, up 32.4 percent as compared to last year’s sales of 7,498. With an increase of 52.9 percent, the Passat sedan posted sales of 3,466.

Year-to-date sales are 73,824, an increase of 20.4 percent over prior year sales of 61,336. Below is a breakdown of the model line for the Volkswagen brand for April, 2006.