Volkswagen Sales Up 3.0% In December, Down 1.9% For 2007

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced December 2007 sales of 20,543 Volkswagen brand vehicles. This represents an increase of 3.0 percent over the 2006 figure of 19,942 units.

Volkswagen brand strengths in delivering accessible and affordable fun-to-drive German engineering are demonstrated by the increases posted by New Beetle, Rabbit, GTI, Eos, and Touareg model lines, all posting gains over December 2006.

Volkswagen’s recently updated luxury sport utility Touareg 2 posted an increase in sales of 42.4 percent, representing the best Touareg sales month since January 2006. December Sales reflect a wider market availability and market acceptance of the award-winning and highly capable Touareg 2.

Volkswagen sold 230,572 total units for 2007, representing a decrease of 1.9 percent of the 235,140 units sold in 2006.

zairnaim - 1/3/2008 2:25:13 PM

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This a bit weird but for some reason i hate VW but like Audi

Htay7500 - 1/3/2008 4:13:02 PM

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but you love rebadged toyotas. and not all audis are rebadges.

aarononymous - 1/3/2008 6:56:29 PM

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Actually reslly none are, A3 shares a lot but is a bit different than a 4-door GTI

S4cabriofoxone - 1/4/2008 1:58:41 AM

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aaronanonymous is correct. The A3 is the only one completely based off a VW platform, but obviously, it's hardly a "re-badge."

I don't like VW right now, either, but the future holds promise. The GTI is awesome--the rest, I could do without.

mini22 - 1/3/2008 5:58:18 PM

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The Tiguan will be a hit and especially with the 4 cylinder diesel engine. This vehicle should greatly help VW improve.