The automaker representing Deutschland at all times just released their February 2007 sales. The precise automaker from the land of all things "Bruce" and un-pimping saw sales of 16,367, a 0.2% increase over the February 2006 sales of 16,329 vehicles. The volume car-leader for the car-maker is still obvs the Jetta, which has year-to-date sales of 14,352, with the GTI coming in second on sales of 2,450 — a 23% increase over the previous year. Press release and all the salient details below the jump.
VOLKSWAGEN REPORTS FEBRUARY 2007 SALES
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced February 2007 sales of 16,367 units, a 0.2 percent increase over the February 2006 total of 16,329 vehicles.
The Jetta, one of three "V-dubs" available under $17,000, continues to be the volume carline with year-to-date (YTD) sales of 14,352, a 1.2 percent increase. The award-winning GTI continues to perform well with YTD sales of 2,450, a 23 percent increase over the previous year. Combined, the New Beetle and New Beetle convertible had a strong February, posting sales of 2,398 units, up 11.8 percent over February 2006. The New Beetle is also available under $17,000.
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. 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.
VW-US Snapshot [media.vw.com]
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