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Upon the (late) introduction of the Rabbit and Jetta in North America, the MkIV Golf and Jetta departed from American Volkswagen showrooms. In Canada, the fourth-generation Golf and Jetta took new given names: the City Golf and City Jetta, both of which have been slightly restyled. These cars sit alongside the new Jetta and Rabbit in VW showrooms across the country.
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- 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...
- Canada Auto Sales Tidbits From 2008 - Numbers
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- Vw.ca Talks Autobahn And $$$
Volkswagen feels that autobahn is at the core of each and every... er, Volkswagen. There's a fair degree of sense here. Volkswagen is a German company - People's Car. Autobahn is as German as Franz Beckenbauer. And Adolf Hitler is a nasty...
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CURIOUS VOLKSWAGEN SALES FIGURES IN CANADA FROM JULY 2008
Upon the (late) introduction of the Rabbit and Jetta in North America, the MkIV Golf and Jetta departed from American Volkswagen showrooms. In Canada, the fourth-generation Golf and Jetta took new given names: the City Golf and City Jetta, both of which have been slightly restyled. These cars sit alongside the new Jetta and Rabbit in VW showrooms across the country.It's a simple lineup. There's no diesel powertrain available and equipment levels are decent but not expansive. City Golf and City Jetta pricing is low, too. Hatchbacks can be had for less than $15K while the sedan has an MSRP under $16K.Â
What's so curious about this.... apart from its resemblance to Nissan's strategy in Mexico where the old-generation Sentra lives on... forever.... and forever.... and forever?Â
Well, the City Golf is apparently more attractive to Canadian customers than the genuine real-deal new-look current-design Rabbit. In July, for instance, Volkswagen Canada sold 840 City Golfs across Canada but just 686 Rabbits. True, if you add the GTI's total to the Rabbit total you'll get 823. But, last I checked, 823 is still fewer than 840.
New Jetta outsold the City Jetta by 40 units - 644 to 604. Volkswagen sales in Canada were up 1.7% compared with July of 2007. Moreover, City Golf sales were up 15.1% and its newer sibling, the Rabbit, posted a gain of 7.1%.
Only 29 Touaregs left VW dealers in July. 158 Tiguans were sold as well as 170 Passats, 104 Eos hard-top convertibles, and 134 New Beetles.
- No More Rabbit: Vw Officially Announces Return Of Golf Nameplate In The U.s.
The Rabbit is dead, long live the Golf - again. Today, VW of America confirmed the rumors that the new, sixth generation Golf which was unveiled at last year's Paris Show (and not at the 2009 Geneva Salon as the press release states...), will be dropping...
- 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...
- Canada Auto Sales Tidbits From 2008 - Numbers
Thursday is Numbers day at GoodCarBadCar.net. Already, you've read about luxury sales statistics in the U.S.A. and total Canadian car sales in 2008. Below you'll find a more detailed look at some of the more interesting Numbers from Canada's...
- Vw.ca Talks Autobahn And $$$
Volkswagen feels that autobahn is at the core of each and every... er, Volkswagen. There's a fair degree of sense here. Volkswagen is a German company - People's Car. Autobahn is as German as Franz Beckenbauer. And Adolf Hitler is a nasty...