Volkswagen of America, Inc. Tuesday reported 31,725 units delivered in November, including the Chattanooga-built Passat which had 6,966 units, down 21 percent from the same period last year.
The Jetta, refreshed for the 2015 model year with a suite of driver assistance features, continued to show its strength as a core model, with14, 268 units delivered, marking a 31.8 percent increase.
The all-new Golf family continued to find success in both deliveries and accolades.
In November, Volkswagen was awarded the 2015Motor Trend Car of the Year, in recognition of the full Golf family. The prestigious award joins additional Golf family accolades including Green Car Reports “Best Car to Buy in 2015” for the e-Golf and the 2015 Yahoo Autos Car of the Year for the Golf GTI. Golf family sales in November included 2,149 Golf units, 1,725 Golf GTIs and 119 e-Golf units.
“We are thrilled with the accolades the Golf family of vehicles has received, including the 2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year," said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America. "These awards applaud the line up’s versatility, quality and value. Partnered with the refreshed Jetta and upcoming redesigned Touareg, the potential for increased showroom traffic looks promising.”
The Touareg delivered 578 units, 319 of which were Clean Diesel TDI, amounting to 55.2 percent of sales of the model. The Tiguan delivered 2,082 units.
November 2014 Sales
|
Nov.14
|
Nov. 13
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Yr/Yr% change
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Nov.14 YTD
|
Nov.13 YTD
|
Yr/Yr% change
|
|
Golf
|
2,149
|
1,156
|
85.9%
|
13,562
|
15,169
|
-10.6%
|
|
GTI
|
1,725
|
1,047
|
64.8%
|
15,573
|
12,334
|
26.3%
|
|
Golf R
|
-
|
40
|
-100.0%
|
15
|
1,576
|
-99.0%
|
|
e-Golf
|
119
|
-
|
N/A
|
119
|
-
|
N/A
|
|
Total Golf/GTI/e-Golf
|
3,993
|
2,243
|
78.0%
|
29,269
|
29,079
|
0.7%
|
|
Jetta Sedan
|
14,268
|
10,828
|
31.8%
|
126,782
|
127,540
|
-0.6%
|
|
Jetta SportWagen
|
1,365
|
1,589
|
-14.1%
|
18,513
|
20,860
|
-11.3%
|
|
Total Jetta
|
15,633
|
12,417
|
25.9%
|
145,295
|
148,400
|
-2.1%
|
|
Beetle Coupe
|
1,134
|
1,817
|
-37.6%
|
15,814
|
23,228
|
-31.9%
|
|
Beetle Convertible
|
531
|
1,025
|
-48.2%
|
11,098
|
17,087
|
-35.1%
|
|
Total Beetle
|
1,665
|
2,842
|
-41.4%
|
26,912
|
40,315
|
-33.2%
|
|
Eos
|
186
|
238
|
-21.8%
|
3,207
|
3,956
|
-18.9%
|
|
Passat
|
6,966
|
8,876
|
-21.5%
|
88,392
|
100,398
|
-12.0%
|
|
CC
|
622
|
1,048
|
-40.6%
|
9,372
|
14,763
|
-36.5%
|
|
Tiguan
|
2,082
|
2,235
|
-6.8%
|
23,005
|
27,538
|
-16.5%
|
|
Touareg
|
578
|
570
|
1.4%
|
6,356
|
7,415
|
-14.3%
|
|
Routan
|
-
|
258
|
-100.0%
|
1,103
|
1,825
|
-39.6%
|
|
TOTAL
|
31,725
|
30,727
|
3.2%
|
332,911
|
373,689
|
-10.9%
|