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Volkswagen Reports May Sales Up by 4.3 Percent

Volkswagen sales continued to gain ground in May as the automaker reported a total sales increase for the month of 4.3 percent.
Jetta sales were solid in May for Volkswagen.

Led by rebounding sales of the Golf SportWagen, Golf, and the Beetle Coupe, Volkswagen reported a 4.3 percent increase in May sales versus last year. Also, the automaker reported that it had delivered 133,861 through the end of May, a 6.9 percent increase in year-over-year sales.

Sales of the Golf SportWagen totaled 3,525 units, a 244 percent increase over 2016. Also, sales of the Golf family of vehicles totaled 7,203 units, a 61 percent increase in sales. And, sales of the Beetle Coupe totaled 1,005 vehicles versus 587 in 2016, an increase of 71.2 percent over last year.

Sales of the all-new three-row crossover Atlas produced exclusively at the Chattanooga assembly facility totaled 1,610 units. May was the start of official sales of the full-sized crossover. Atlas is off to a good start as its deliveries began at mid-month. It’s quite likely that shipments for June will mirror May, or be higher. Atlas shares its assembly line with Passat.

Volkswagen also reported that its Jetta line was its best-seller as the automaker reported total deliveries of 11,535 units, a 5.4 percent increase. Last year, total shipments for May were 10,943 units.

Here’s a look at Volkswagen sales:

May 2017 2016 Yr/Yr Change May 2017 2016 Yr/Yr Change
Golf 1,281 1,013 26.5% 5,872 5,059 16.1%
GTI 1,734 1,735 -0.1% 9,041 8,820 2.5%
Golf R 282 433 -34.9% 2,110 2,284 -7.6%
e-Golf 381 269 41.6% 1,655 1,207 37.1%
SptWg 3,525 1,025 243.9% 13,689 4,346 215.0%
Golf 7,203 4,475 61.0% 32,367 21,716 49.0%
JetSd11,535 10,943 5.4% 45,496 49,659 -8.4%
JtSWg N/A 2 -100% N/A 3 -100% N.B. Golf Spt. Wag.
Jetta 11,535 10,943 5.4% 45,496 49,662 -8.4%
Btl Cp 1,005 587 71.2% 4,101 3,070 33.6%
Btl Cnv 824 591 39.4% 3,133 2,598 20.6%
Beetle 1.829 1,178 55.3% 7,234 5,668 27.6%
Eos (disc) 1 6 -83.3% 1 387 -99.7%
Passat 5,455 7,129 -23.5% 29,870 26,668 11.4%
CC 109 292 -62.7% 821 1,513 -45.7%
Tiguan2,068 4,394 -52.9% 15,218 17,490 -13.0%
Toarg 204 360 -43.3% 1,244 1,948 -36.1%
Atlas 1,610 N/A N/A 1,610 N/A N/A
Tot. 30,014 28,779 4.29% 133,861 125,205 6.91%

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