VWoA ( media.vw.com ) reports US sales for 2009 were 213,454 vehicles. 2008 sales were 223,128.
This is a net loss in sales for VWoA.
213,454 vehicles sold in the US market makes VW A niche seller.
If not for the ” Cash For Clunkers ” program this number would be substantially lower.
VW has had to have taken a substantial loss (again) in the US market.
VW has advertised heavily and has offered substantial discounts on their vehicles.
They are trying to push their sales to 500,000. This is not going well.
VW’s past history of selling poor quality cars and not standing behind their products is coming back to haunt them.