May 1, 200817 yr Volkswagen Reports April 2008 Sales Up Over Last Year HERNDON, Va., May 1 /PRNewswire/Link to Press Release Best Eos sales month ever HERNDON, Va., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced April 2008 sales of 19,415 units, a 1.7 percent increase over the April 2007 sales of 19,086 vehicles. On a year-to-date basis, 2008 Volkswagen sales are 0.8 percent ahead of 2007 sales through April. A sign that spring is definitely in the air is Volkswagen's innovative coupe-convertible-sunroof Eos posted its best sales month ever with sales of 1,663 units, representing a 45.6 percent increase over April 2007. The Passat also recorded a strong sales month with sales of 3,045 units, representing an increase of 10.2 percent over April 2007. Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon, Eos, and Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com .-------- YEAR-TO-DATE -------- April- April- April-08 April-07 08 07 Yr/Yr % YTD YTD Yr/Yr % Actual Actual change Actual Actual change New Beetle - Coupe 1,585 1,478 7.2% 4,700 4,739 -0.8% - Convertible 1,218 1,225 -0.6% 3,503 4,140 -15.4% Total New Beetle 2,803 2,703 3.7% 8,203 8,879 -7.6% Jetta Sdn 7,171 8,234 -12.9% 29,112 29,798 -2.3% SportWagen - - 0.0% - - Total Jetta 7,171 8,234 -12.9% 29,112 29,798 -2.3% Eos 1,663 1,142 45.6% 4,827 3,703 30.4% Golf - - N/A - 19 -100.0% Rabbit 1,809 1,932 -6.4% 6,860 6,524 5.2% GTI 1,173 1,165 0.7% 3,943 4,853 -18.8% R32 399 - N/A 1,603 - N/A Total Golf/ Rabbit/GTI/ R32 3,381 3,097 12,406 11,396 8.9% Passat Sdn 3,045 2,762 10.2% 10,342 9,758 6.0% Wgn 628 677 -7.2% 2,245 2,671 -15.9% Total Passat 3,673 3,439 6.8% 12,587 12,429 1.3% Phaeton - 3 -100.0% - 12 -100.0% Touareg 724 468 54.7% 2,835 3,201 -11.4% Tiguan - - N/A - - N/A TOTAL 19,415 19,086 1.7% 69,970 69,418 0.8%
May 1, 200817 yr Boy, these guys aren't selling that many cars, are they? GTI down, Eos and Rabbit seem to be the only ones up. Chris
May 1, 200817 yr Boy, these guys aren't selling that many cars, are they? GTI down, Eos and Rabbit seem to be the only ones up. Chris Passat sedan's up too. If they fixed that wagon price, it would help the model as a whole.
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