Volkwagen Reports Sales Down 7.9% For October

Volkswagen of America Inc today announced October 2008 sales of 15,889 units, a 7.9 percent decrease over the October 2007 sales of 17,260 vehicles. On a year-to-date basis, 2008 Volkswagen sales are 0.6 percent behind 2007 sales through October.

“This is the toughest economy we’ve seen in a long time especially within the automotive industry.” said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. “Our Tiguan, Jetta SportWagen, and TDI’s continued to sell well for the month of October, which demonstrates the strength of our new products.”

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chewy - 11/3/2008 1:54:26 PM

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Interesting how the Tiguan is the number two selling VW.

RaulT - 11/3/2008 2:07:53 PM

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I was thinking the same thing. shocking

adoptgreyhounds - 11/3/2008 5:39:14 PM

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Gas Prices are way down again here in most of the U.S. = SUV sales way up.
We americans are kinda dum.

The Tiquan S/SE and Jetta SE are pretty well priced for their standard U.S. equipment levels.

S4cabriofoxone - 11/3/2008 9:51:08 PM

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Once again, Audi and VW are the two brands with the best results for the month. I have to wonder why, because I don't feel like either one has much more of a presence in the marketplace.