Full Year 2007 New VW Retail Sales Results via vfacts

[anthony]

vw sales

It looks like VW has had much success with the Jetta since its Australian launch.
This mirrors other countries where the Jetta actually outsells the Golf.
I have just bought my 4 th Jetta...a 2.0 FSI IN Oz.
I owned a 1993 in America
I owned a 1988 and 1995 in South Africa.
It is a superb product.
Bring the new wagon in as a Jetta Sports Wagon.
540000 new Jettas sold world wide in 2006.
2007 should be better.

[anthony]

vw sales success

Please keep the detailed monthly statistics coming.
It is a pleasure to see all the core models in the line up selling so well.You just need to look on the roads to see plenty of new Golfs GTIs Jettas and Passats.
May VW go from strength to strength.

[Lima]

Volkswagen sales -- November 2007 -- followed by YTD figures
(2006 figures in brackets)
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Bora -- 0 (2) -- 6 (49)
Caddy -- 56 (96) -- 1,270 (1,111)
Caddy Life/Camper -- 22 (36) -- 328 (142)
Crafter -- 69 (0) -- 371 (0)
Eos -- 205 (0) -- 1,242 (0)
Golf -- 782 (817) -- 10,364 (8,85
Jetta -- 367 (345) -- 3,415 (2,825)
Kombi -- 3 (6) -- 72 (106)
Kombi Beach -- 3 (4) -- 43 (29)
LT Series -- 0 (21) -- 48 (355)
Multivan -- 30 (3 -- 287 (311)
New Beetle -- 60 (32) -- 540 (533)
New Beetle Cabrio -- 18 (9) -- 192 (217)
Passat -- 250 (220) -- 2,851 (1,323)
Polo -- 118 (201) -- 1,625 (1,875)
Touareg -- 65 (57) -- 664 (460)
Transporter -- 188 (132) -- 1,560 (1,363)
Transporter C/C -- 9 (14) -- 162 (190
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Total -- 2,245 (2,030) -- 25,040 (19,747)
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[TDI Dude]

Be interested to see if available the breakdown in Golf model variants (ie: GTI-R32-TDI.. etc etc) Anyone know if there's figures available for that or is it not complied until years end? Side note: in year ending Oct '07 Australian car sales broke the magic million mark for first time in history, be interesting to see if this trend holds for '07 calendar year.

[GermanwithaVdub]

i heard/read somewhere that the gti is the most sold golf here... is that correct?

[Lima]

Be interested to see if available the breakdown in Golf model variants (ie: GTI-R32-TDI.. etc etc) Anyone know if there's figures available for that or is it not complied until years end? Side note: in year ending Oct '07 Australian car sales broke the magic million mark for first time in history, be interesting to see if this trend holds for '07 calendar year.

Pretty sure Australians bought over 1 million cars in 2006.

As for individual model sales (GTI, R32 etc) I can't get that information. You'd need to source that directly from Volkswagen if possible.

Cheers Liam

[Lima]

Nope, you were right ... kind of.

2007 sales = 963,732 (YTD to end of November)

On track for approx 1,050,000 sales.

2006 sales = 962,666
2005 sales = 988,269

[TDI Dude]

Nope, you were right ... kind of.

2007 sales = 963,732 (YTD to end of November)

On track for approx 1,050,000 sales.

2006 sales = 962,666
2005 sales = 988,269

I did say year to Oct '07!!! And have to see if holds trend for calendar year '07!!! Everyone was sure that 2006 would break the magic million mark because of the strong 2005 result but that never eventuated. But it would be good to see it make the predicted 1,050,000 units sold as this will mean that manufacturers around the world will take more interest in the australian market and see more opportunities for further model diversity in the future, breaks that pyschological barrier of ONE MILLION SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anthony]

vw sales in december

I am waiting anxiously to see Volkswagens sales figures for December so we can see how our companys products did over the year.
Am sure most of the core models improved over 2006.
Jetta and Passat had its first full year on the market in 2007.

[phaeton]

I am waiting anxiously to see Volkswagens sales figures for December so we can see how our companys products did over the year.
Am sure most of the core models improved over 2006.
Jetta and Passat had its first full year on the market in 2007.

Hi Anthony

Monday is the big day

FCAI delayed from Friday just to tease all of us.

Apparently 2007 will be known as the 1st year of sales Australia wide breaching the 1 Million units a year mark

Will have all VW Figures up by Monday night at the latest stay tuned

[anthony]

Thanks Ben
Cant wait.
My Reflex Silver Jetta 2.0 FSI Tiptronic will be one of those cars.
I have just seen that VW in Canada had a great year
VW USA held its own.
They are both anxious for the new Jetta Sports wagon and TDI s.
And Mexico produced its second best figures ever.
VW are on a roll world wide.
And things should keep on improving in 2008.

[Lima]

VFACTS INDUSTRY SUMMARY - DECEMBER 2007

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries issues the following summary for the retail sales performance of the automotive industry for December 2007.

Key Points:

• The new vehicle market volume for full year 2007 reached 1,049,982 vehicle sales, an increase of 87,316 or 9.1% on 2006. This established a new record mark for the Australian automotive market and is the first time that a million sales have been exceeded in a calendar year. The previous record of 988,269 was set in 2005.
• The December 2007 industry volume of 86,250 is also a record and is up 9,187 or 11.9% on December 2006 (77,063 vehicles). December 2007 (24 days) had the same number of selling days as December 2006, resulting in an increase of 382.8 vehicles per day.
• The December 2007 industry volume is down 5,831 or 6.3% on November 2007 (92,081 vehicles). However in seasonally adjusted terms the December monthly volume equates to a 1.4% increase versus November.
• The Passenger Vehicle Market increased by 3,374 vehicle sales (7.0%) over the same month last year; the Sports Utility Vehicle Market, increased by 2,856 vehicle sales (20.0%); the Light Truck Market, increased by 2,344 vehicle sales (20.2%) and the Heavy Commercial Vehicle Market increased by 613 vehicle sales (21.4%) over December 2006.
• Toyota was market leader in December, followed by Holden and Ford. Market leadership for full year 2007 went to Toyota with a volume of 236,647 vehicle sales and a market share of 22.5.

Volkswagen's sales for 2007 were 27,400 -- up 5,829 from 2006 sales.

I'm too lazy to post the model breakdowns right now, but if Ben doesn't get to it later today I'll see what I can do.

[OilBurna]

wow big year, love to see the model breakdown glad I contributed to the total hehehe.

[phaeton]

Adding to page 1 now should be up within ten

[anthony]

Thanks for the figures Ben.
WHAT A YEAR IT WAS FOR VW.
And look at the Jettas figures for December...outselling the Golf.
It just goes to prove that if the cars are promoted...they will sell like hot cakes.
Bring on 2008 now.