Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported 25,996 units delivered in September.
The Jetta, with a refreshed model hitting showrooms in late September, sold 8,980 units. The refreshed Jetta offers a suite of driver assistance features and recently was named a Top Safety Pick + vehicle by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Footage from the IIHS crash test can be found here. New optional driver assistance features include Blind Spot Monitor, plus Rear Traffic Alert and Forward Collision Warning.
The all-new, seventh generation Golf continues its strong sales pace and earning accolades through the month of September. September sales included 1,887 Golf units and 1,600 of the Golf GTIs. Popular Mechanics recently called the Golf TSI “the best car you can buy for $20, 000,” and Car and Driver named the Golf GTI the winner in a comparison test with the Subaru Impreza WRX.
“The accolades keep rolling in for the all-new 2015 Golf and Golf GTI and we’re thrilled to see the excitement make its way into showrooms as well,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America.
The Chattanooga-built Passat totaled 7,280 units delivered for the month. In September, the Passat TDI, the only Clean Diesel in the midsize sedan segment, delivered 1,720 sales or 23.6 percent of the total Passat volume.
The Tiguan and Touareg delivered 1,674 and 646 units respectively.