Volkswagen: CC, Tiguan Boost July Sales

Mario So Funny

Volkswagen of America Inc. sold 23,880 vehicles in July, a 16-percent jump from July sales a year ago.

While sales were favorable for many of the company’s models, the Volkswagen CC had a record month with 3,394 sales, a 140-percent increase over its June 2009 sales. The company sold 8,262 Jettas and more than 10,000 units when combined with its SportWagen model. Golf also had a record-breaking month with 1,889 sales. 

Sales of the company’s compact SUV Tiguan were 1,968, up 80.9 percent Image via Wikipediacompared with June 2009. The Routan experienced a 24.7 percent jump in sales.   
“A continued positive consumer response in July to our full line of vehicles has brought Volkswagen our thirteenth consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth and has provided another solid step in the right direction for our growth strategy,” said Mark Barnes, interim-president of Volkswagen of America, Inc. “We have been saying for some time that Volkswagen’s combination of design, fuel economy, safety and fun driving experience is perfect for the American market and it is clear that consumers are responding.”