Volkswagen of America Announces 18.5 Percent Increase in February Sales

All-new Jetta leads sales, with strong performances from CC and Tiguan

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Mar 01, 2011, 05:11 ET

HERNDON, Va., March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported 21,461 units sold in February 2011, an 18.5 percent increase over prior year sales. The company has sold 39,862 vehicles in the first two months of the year, a 10.3 percent increase over 2010.

"We are excited to see such a strong performance from the all-new Jetta, particularly in the TDI Clean Diesel," said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "As gas prices increase, Volkswagen is providing our customers with a range of high mileage vehicles powered by TDI Clean Diesel technology – including the upcoming all-new Passat, which is expected to deliver 43 miles per gallon on the highway."

TDI Clean Diesel models represented 19.6 percent of overall sales for the brand. More than 57 percent of Golf vehicles sold in February were TDI models – a record high diesel mix for the Golf.

The sporty CC enjoyed a dramatic 68.4 sales increase. Tiguan sales increased 28.5 percent.

Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. 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 Eos, New Beetle, New Beetle Convertible, Passat, Passat Wagon, Golf, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2011 Volkswagens come standard-equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program. This is important because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of America online at www.vw.com or www.media.vw.com to learn more.


VW – US Snapshot				---------- YEAR-TO-DATE ----------
	February-11 Actual	February-10 Actual	Yr/Yr % change	February-11 YTD Actual	February-10 YTD Actual	Yr/Yr % change
Golf	1,089	810	34.4%	2,124	1,422	49.4%
GTI A5/A6	1,383	1,278	8.2%	2,352	2,211	6.4%
R32	-	(1)	-100.0%	-	(1)	-100.0%
Total Rabbit/Golf/GTI/R32	2,472	2,087	18.4%	4,476	3,632	23.2%
Jetta Sdn A5/A6	10,494	6,430	63.2%	20,236	13,999	44.6%
SportWagen A5/A6	2,097	1,398	50.0%	3,815	2,722	40.2%
Total Jetta	12,591	7,828	60.8%	24,051	16,721	43.8%
New Beetle - Coupe	53	1,430	-96.3%	160	3,373	-95.3%
Convertible	203	311	-34.7%	367	535	-31.4%
Total New Beetle	256	1,741	-85.3%	527	3,908	-86.5%
Eos	422	355	18.9%	671	680	-1.3%
Passat Sdn	56	1,383	-96.0%	132	1,967	-93.3%
Wgn	15	244	-93.9%	47	416	-88.7%
Total Passat	71	1,627	-95.6%	179	2,383	-92.5%
CC	2,329	1,383	68.4%	3,712	3,274	13.4%
Tiguan	2,172	1,690	28.5%	3,711	3,114	19.2%
Touareg	438	285	53.7%	933	599	55.8%
Routan	710	1,120	-36.6%	1,602	1,824	-12.2%

TOTAL	21,461	18,116	18.5%	39,862	36,135	10.3%