VOLKSWAGEN CANADA AUGUST SALES RESULTS
 

Ajax, Ontario – Volkswagen Canada announced that it sold 3,605 new vehicles in August despite shortages of its top-selling models. August deliveries were slightly down by 5% versus the same time period last year, while the overall Canadian light passenger vehicle market declined by 7.9%. This decrease was not unexpected as Volkswagen has been actively building down inventories of its popular 5th generation Rabbit, GTI, and Jetta Wagon models in anticipation of the introduction of the sixth generation new Golf Family (new Golf, new Golf GTI, and all new Golf Wagon) this fall.

Volkswagen’s share of the overall market was 2.7% during the month and increased by 10 points versus August 2008 (2.6%).

Volkswagen’s TDI Clean Diesel models continued to play a large role in its overall sales for the month, comprising almost 21% of Volkswagen’s total vehicle sales.

For the period January to August of this year, Volkswagen has delivered 26,611 new vehicles in Canada, and has gained 30 points of market share in Canada for a total of 2,7% year-to-date.

Volkswagen sales by model line for the month of August 2009 were:

 

MODEL	UNITS
City Golf	691
City Jetta	178
Golf	-
Rabbit	379
GTI	74
New Beetle	98
Jetta	1,131
Eos	42
Passat	322
Tiguan	462
Routan	154
Touareg	77
TOTAL:	3,605

 
 

*Words & Photos courtesy of Volkswagen AG