Volkswagen's
Routan achieved a 98.5% increase and Golf and
Tiguan also experienced strong increases in sales compared to November 2009.
Volkswagen's
TDI clean diesel models had another strong month with 4,304 total sales.
"It's no surprise the all-new Jetta and Touareg models did well for November but it's also good to see increases from models such as the Routan, Tiguan and Golf," said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "Our TDI clean diesel products continue to gain popularity as customers realize the benefit of this product."
PRNewswire published the November and YTD sales figures of the auto-makers who sell in the U.S. From these reports, we glean the following data:
Brand YTD - 11/10
Chrysler 102,495
Dodge 89,057
Honda 98,035
Kia 20,151
Mazda 14,892
Nissan 177 (discontinued)
Toyota 89,509
Volkswagen 14,714
Total 429,030
Volkswagen's market share of van sales is 3.43%, in the target range declared when the Routan was introduced.