Volkswagen Reports October Sales
4 November 1997
Volkswagen Reports Sales - Second Best October in Seven YearsAUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 4 -- With sales of 9,976, Volkswagen of America, Inc. reported its second best October sales results since 1990. This figure represents a slight 0.5 percent decline from last October's strong figure of 10,030, which was the best since 1990. Year-to-date, Volkswagen has sold 115,906 new cars, versus the same period in 1996 when sales were 116,978. Volkswagen's October sales were led by strong Jetta sales at 6,631 versus last year's mark of 6,267, an increase of nearly 6 percent. Also notable among Volkswagen's October results were brisk sales of the Cabrio model at 646 versus last year's figure of 356, an 81.5 percent increase. SOURCE Volkswagen of America, Inc.