Volkswagen’s US Sales Rise 9% in August

The Tiguan and the Atlas combined for more than 5,300 sales in August, which gets the brand’s new SUVs nearly on par with the Golf family, 5,900 of which sold last month.

Making matters more promising, the Golf family benefitted from a substantial increase in sales, year over year, in August. Only 4,800 Golfs sold last August, which adds up to a 23% increase in sales this August.

The Golf family was only one of many models whose sales increased in August. Volkswagen sold more than 12,400 Jettas last month, a 6% increase, while the Beetle Convertible’s sales increased by nearly 40%.

Sales of the Beetle Coupe, though dropped by roughly the same amount and sales of the Passat, CC, and Tiguan (the MK1 Tiguan, that is) all dropped.

Despite those cars’ decreasing sales, the added SUV sales and the increases from the Jetta and the Golf were enough to offset those drops and more. Volkswagen’s US sales increased 9% overall last month, increasing total sales for the year to date up to 6.4%.

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