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Here are a few key facts from last week's GCBC post on Jalopnik's Kinja platform.
• U.S. sales of the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen declined 27% between 2011 and 2014.
• As the Golf SportWagen takes over from the Jetta SportWagen – which was already a Golf wagon – April sales of the duo slid 28%, year-over-year. True, the Golf SportWagon isn't yet plentiful on dealer lots, but the figure includes a fair number of Jetta SportWagens.
• Moreover, the Volkswagen Tiguan, an afterthought in the small SUV segment, easily outsold Volkswagen's wagons in April.
• It wasn't just Volkswagen. Volvo, with three wagon nameplates, sold 1139 wagons in April 2015. But Volvo also sold 1819 XC60 crossovers. BMW sold nearly 9000 crossovers but likely no more than 500 3-Series wagons.
• Yet perhaps you'll be surprised that, in supposedly hatchback-hating America, the Audi A7, a hatch, outsells the Mercedes-Benz CLS, its most direct rival.
- New Vw Golf Sportwagen Debuts With Awd And 150hp Diesel In New York
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- Volkswagen Audi Porsche Usa Sales - October 2010
With its sights set on becoming the world's largest automaker, Germany's gigantic Volkswagen conglomerate needs the United States to start buying more cars; more Volkswagens specifically. October 2010 smelled of progress: Volkswagen USA sales...
- The Good 12 V3.0 - Part Xii
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI VOLKSWAGEN GOLF WAGON 2.0 TDI CLEAN DIESEL Just before The Good 12 Supersize v2.0 begins, another wagon creeps into The Good 12 v3.0. Along with the BMW 3-Series Touring, Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon, and Toyota Venza is...
- Pricing Identical Volkswagen Diesels With Different Names In Different Countries & Different Currencies
Pricing automobiles is a science for which automakers employ many employees. A science; yes. A perfected science; no. Step too far beyond direct competitors and, regardless of your product's equipment advantages, the car may be priced right out...
- Euro Volkswagen Golf Variant Previews North American Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
This 2010 Volkswagen Golf Variant will eventually end up at a Volkswagen dealership near you.... eventually. The major change will be its badge, where Volkswagen is inclined to wagonify a sedan rather than a hatchback. This means we're served the...
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Let's Not Pretend: Calling It A Golf Doesn't Mean Americans Are Going To Buy Wagons
• U.S. sales of the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen declined 27% between 2011 and 2014.
• As the Golf SportWagen takes over from the Jetta SportWagen – which was already a Golf wagon – April sales of the duo slid 28%, year-over-year. True, the Golf SportWagon isn't yet plentiful on dealer lots, but the figure includes a fair number of Jetta SportWagens.
• Moreover, the Volkswagen Tiguan, an afterthought in the small SUV segment, easily outsold Volkswagen's wagons in April.
• It wasn't just Volkswagen. Volvo, with three wagon nameplates, sold 1139 wagons in April 2015. But Volvo also sold 1819 XC60 crossovers. BMW sold nearly 9000 crossovers but likely no more than 500 3-Series wagons.
• Yet perhaps you'll be surprised that, in supposedly hatchback-hating America, the Audi A7, a hatch, outsells the Mercedes-Benz CLS, its most direct rival.
- New Vw Golf Sportwagen Debuts With Awd And 150hp Diesel In New York
Out goes the VW Jetta SportWagen, in comes the Golf SportWagen. After using the Jetta nameplate for a car everybody else knows as the Golf Estate or Wagon, VW of America is partially complying with its global designation standards, keeping the SportWagen...
- Volkswagen Audi Porsche Usa Sales - October 2010
With its sights set on becoming the world's largest automaker, Germany's gigantic Volkswagen conglomerate needs the United States to start buying more cars; more Volkswagens specifically. October 2010 smelled of progress: Volkswagen USA sales...
- The Good 12 V3.0 - Part Xii
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI VOLKSWAGEN GOLF WAGON 2.0 TDI CLEAN DIESEL Just before The Good 12 Supersize v2.0 begins, another wagon creeps into The Good 12 v3.0. Along with the BMW 3-Series Touring, Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon, and Toyota Venza is...
- Pricing Identical Volkswagen Diesels With Different Names In Different Countries & Different Currencies
Pricing automobiles is a science for which automakers employ many employees. A science; yes. A perfected science; no. Step too far beyond direct competitors and, regardless of your product's equipment advantages, the car may be priced right out...
- Euro Volkswagen Golf Variant Previews North American Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
This 2010 Volkswagen Golf Variant will eventually end up at a Volkswagen dealership near you.... eventually. The major change will be its badge, where Volkswagen is inclined to wagonify a sedan rather than a hatchback. This means we're served the...