Volkswagen of America Reports Record Sales for Tiguan in October

October sales total 30,387 units, a 0.24 percent increase over October 2014
Tiguan delivered 4,815 units, a 167.1 percent increase, marking the best month for the vehicle on record
The all-new Golf family of vehicles delivered 5,716 units, a 40.2 percent increase over the previous October
Golf GTI delivered 2,520 units for the month, a 46.2 percent increase over October 2014

Herndon, VA — Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 30,387 units delivered in October 2015, a 0.24 percent increase over October 2014.

“We would like to again thank our customers for their patience and loyalty,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America. “Volkswagen is committed to making things right and actively working to restore trust.”

The newly redesigned 2016 Passat is expected to hit showrooms by the end of the year. Pricing for the 2016 Volkswagen Passat starts at $22,440—the same as the outgoing base model when equipped with an automatic transmission. When new content is factored in, this represents a $1,315 value enhancement over the base 2015 Passat.

The Tiguan produced the best month on record for the vehicle with 4,815 vehicles delivered, a 167.1 percent increase. Touareg also saw success in the SUV segment; the vehicles delivered 840 units, a 45.3 percent increase over October 2014.

October 2015 Sales

	Oct. 15	Oct. 14	Yr/Yr% change	Oct. 15 YTD	Oct. 14 YTD	Yr/Yr% change
Golf	1,099	2,351	-53.3%	17,292	11,413	51.5%
GTI	2,520	1,724	46.2%	19,337	13,848	39.6%
Golf R	518	–	N/A	3,219	15	>500%
e-Golf	596	1	>500%	3,151	1	>500%
Golf SportWagen	983	–	N/A	12,484	–	N/A
Total Golf Family	5,716	4,076	40.2%	55,483	25,277	119.5%
Jetta Sedan	8,551	13,372	-36.1%	103,344	112,514	-8.2%
Jetta SportWagen* (now Golf SportWagen)	(2)	1,235	-100.2%	2,670	17,148	-84.4%
Total Jetta	8,549	14,607	-41.5%	106,014	129,662	-18.2%
Beetle Coupe	760	1,345	-43.5%	11,496	14,680	-21.7%
Beetle Convertible	519	596	-12.9%	8,849	10,567	-16.3%
Total Beetle	1,279	1,941	-34.1%	20,345	25,247	-19.4%
Eos	394	202	95.0%	2,550	3,021	-15.6%
Passat	8,116	6,513	24.6%	71,852	81,426	-11.8%
CC	678	593	14.3%	5,168	8,750	-40.9%
Tiguan	4,815	1,803	167.1%	27,036	20,923	29.2%
Touareg	840	578	45.3%	6,154	5,778	6.5%
Routan**	–	–	N/A	–	1,103	-100.0%
TOTAL	30,387	30,313	0.24%	294,602	301,187	-2.19%

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