Volkswagen cars are lifted inside a delivery tower of the company in Wolfsburg, Germany, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The CEO of German automaker Volkswagen says the United States remains a "core market" for the company despite its diesel emissions scandal and has underlined that it hopes to expand there. Matthias Mueller made the comments Tuesday at the company's annual news and investor conference at its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Rainer Jensen/dpa via AP)
Volkswagen of America today reported that first-quarter sales jumped 10 percent over a year ago on the strength of the Chattanooga-made Passat, the automaker's Golf models and Tiguan SUV.
For the quarter, VW sales of 76,290 units were driven by the a 30 percent climb in the Passat to 18,267.
Also, total Golf sales were up 48.2 percent in the quarter, the company reported.
In March, sales rose 3 percent compared to the same month last year on increases in its Golf SportWagen and Passat.
For March, total VW sales in the U.S. were 27,635 vehicles.
