Volkwagen of America reports sales increase for October

Official Press Release:

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced October 2007 sales of 17,260 Volkswagen brand vehicles. This represents an increase of 8.3 percent over the 2006 figure of 15,942 units.

These results reflect increased inventories and expanded 2008 model availability of the core Jetta model line. October 2007 Jetta sales of 7,771 units represent an increase of 39.3 percent over October 2006.

Signifying Volkswagen brand strength in delivering accessible and affordable German engineered value are the increases posted by New Beetle and Rabbit model lines, up 17.6 and 10.9 percent respectively.

Audi announces sales record for October

Official Press Release:

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Audi of America, Inc. today announced that sales for the month of October totaled 7,421 vehicles. These figures represent a 15.4% increase over last year’s figures, resulting in the best October ever. To date, Audi has sold 75,900 vehicles in 2007, a 10% increase over the previous year.

Several key markets recorded significant increases, including New York (+24.3%), Miami (+19.8%) and Los Angeles (+22.9%).

Audi Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) sales also are up for the year. Compared with last year’s figures, October CPO sales came to 2,202 units, an increase of 17%. To date, CPO sales for 2007 are tracking at 21,810, an increase of 5.3%.