The Volkswagen brand sold 6185 vehicles in the month of May 2011, a growth of 244 percent over 1796 vehicles sold in May 2010. The Polo and the Vento continue to be the backbone for the brand with a total of 5889 units sold in May 2011.
The recently launched Passat with BlueMotion Technologies also saw a good response from customers with 184 units sold last month.
Mr. Neeraj Garg, Member of Board & Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd. said “We are pleased with the overall performance and acceptability of our products in India which has enabled us to outshine our last year’s sales in five months. We hope to continue our performance in the coming months despite the current market scenario.”