VW’s Chattanooga Plant Builds it’s 50,000 vehicle!

The 50,000th vehicle rolled off the line at the VW Factory in Chattanooga, TN.  Read the article from Motor Trend herre:

http://wot.motortrend.com/volkswagen-plant-in-tennessee-builds-50000th-2012-passat-167167.html

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Volkswagen August Vehicle Sales Up 11.2%

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)– Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE) said Friday that sales rose 11.2% on the year in August to 545,500 vehicles, driven by soaring demand in China and a rebound in the U.S.

Volkswagen Group Sells Over Four Million Vehicles From January to July Worldwide

The Volkswagen Group sold more than 4 million vehicles in the period from January to July. 4.16 as against to 2009’s  3.65, a growth of 13.7 percent. The four million vehicles were delivered to customers during the first seven months of the current year. In July, the Volkswagen Group delivered 572,200 vehicles worldwide.

“After a very successful first six months we got off to a good start in the second half of the year. Over the coming months we will continue on our growth path with our model range and will perform better than the competition. However, this will be a challenge, given an operating environment that is again becoming difficult. Now that incentive programs have come to an end, the global automotive market is expected to decline in the second half of the year. There will not be a return to the high pre-crisis levels this year” said Christian Klingler, Group Board Member for Sales.

In China deliveries in the first seven months grew 42.2 percent to 1.11 (0.78) million. For the entire Asia/Pacific region Volkswagen reported a growth rate of 42.3 percent with deliveries totaling 1.23 million vehicles. The highest percentage increase was 121 percent, and was once again recorded on the Indian market with 21,300 units handed over. In Europe, the Group delivered a total of 2 million vehicles to customers, corresponding to a rise of 2.2 percent, while the overall market contracted by 1.8 percent. In Western Europe (excluding Germany) Volkswagen reported growth of 18.4 percent.

Developments on the German market remain very subdued. The continuing weak market, strongly influenced by the effects of the scrapping premium last year, contracted by 29 percent between January and July. The Volkswagen Group performed better, delivering 606,200 vehicles.

In South America deliveries for the period January to July grew to 483,300 as against 472,200 last year. In North America, 309,200 vehicles were delivered to customers, with the USA accounting for 207,100.  Both the Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brands again performed very well: The core brand delivered 2.62 (2.30) million passenger cars during the period January to July, an increase of 14.0 percent. Apart from the Golf family and the Tiguan, demand in China for the very successful Lavida, Passat Lingyu, Jetta and New Bora models was particularly high. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles reported a rise of 12.9 percent during the first seven months to 236,600 as against 209,500 units last year.

Volkswagen will capitalise on the expansion trend in India. With the launch of the VW Vento, the company would surely try to capitalise on its popularity here. The Polo Sedan sure looks promising  and with the features it will certainly see those sales figures go up.

Volkswagen announces 20.3% Increase for May Sales and an 11th Consecutive Month of Growth

Press release

HERNDON, Va., June 2 /PRNewswire/ — Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported May 2010 sales of 23,543 total units, for a 20.3 percent increase over May 2009, and its eleventh consecutive month of sales growth. For the year-to-date, Volkswagen’s sales have risen 34.6 percent versus the same timeframe in 2009.

The sporty Tiguan compact SUV continued its popularity, once again posting its strongest month ever with 1,959 units sold, a 72.9 percent increase compared with May 2009. The Jetta SportWagen has had its best month ever with sales of 2,511, a 56 percent increase over period year.

Volkswagen’s full line of award-winning TDI® Clean Diesel models, which includes the Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf, and Touareg, again led the way among customers. The exciting and economical Jetta SportWagen TDI continued its strong performance, accounting for 86 percent of all Jetta SportWagens sold in May.

“Our strong May sales offer proof that customers are looking for clean, efficient transportation and that they have found it in Volkswagen,” said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. ”Our TDI models continue to lead the way with their quality, efficiency and power – a great all-around value. As we continue to provide great quality under the hood combined with elegant design with Carefree Maintenance and no-charge scheduled maintenance for three years, 36,000 miles for all of our models, we look forward to continuing our sales momentum.”

Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world’s largest producers of passenger cars and Europe’s largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Eos, Golf, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Passat, Passat Wagon, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2010 Volkswagens come standard-equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program. This is important because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of America online at www.vw.com or www.media.vw.com to learn more.