VOLKSWAGEN SALES INCREASE IN RUSSIA
For the period from January to August 2012, Volkswagen sold 108.933 million units, down 62.7% higher than last year (66.923 million). ESP August 2012 we transferred 13,360 thousand cars. Thus, compared with last year#39;s results (10,452 million) increase in sales in August was 27.8%.
The leader of Russian sales results in August remains Volkswagen Polosedan: last month was sold 4.026 million vehicles. Since the beginning of the year we transferred to 43.321 thousand cars.
In second place in the ranking of sales - a compact SUV Volkswagen Tiguan. In August, we transferred 2,214 thousand cars (versus 1,159 thousand in the previous year). Since the beginning of the year was 21,055 thousand cars sold this model.
Stable demand on the Russian market enjoys a family of Golf. Since the beginning of 2012 was 9,102 thousand sold in the Golf and the 3,775 th - Golf Plus. Of these, over August 2012 was sold 1,623 thousand and 597 models Golf Car Golf Plus, which is 10.4% and 27.2%, respectively, higher than last year (August 2011: 1,469 thousand and 469 Golf Golf Plus ).
Model Volkswagen Jetta is also continuing interest among Russian buyers: 1,564 thousand were sold in August 2012 During the period from January to August, we transferred 8,845 thousand cars.
Also in August 2012 was sold 1.348 million cars Volkswagen Passat, of which 1,233 thousand Passat sedan and 115 units of Passat Variant. From the beginning, customers were peredano7, 949 thousand and 687 sedans Passat cars Passat Variant.
Since entering the Russian market the updated Volkswagen Passat CC (April 2012) was sold 2.078 million new vehicles. Total sales of Passat CC in August amounted to 598 units, from the beginning of the year - 3,344 vehicles.
Sales of the luxury SUV Volkswagen Touareg in August totaled 814 vehicles, from the beginning of the year were sold 6,193 thousand car Touareg.
