Chattanooga PassatVolkswagen of America today reported that sales rose 3.2 percent last month over a year ago, though the Chattanooga-made Passat posted a 21.5 percent drop in November.
November overall sales hit 31,725 units, with the Jetta sedan accounting for 14,268 of that figure, a 31.8 percent increase over November 2013 for that vehicle, the company said.
Also, sales of the all-new Golf were 2,149 units for the month, marking a 85.9 percent increase in sales for the model over the previous November, VW said.
Passat sales were 6,966, off from 8,876 a year ago.
Mark McNabb, chief operating officer of Volkswagen of America, said the potential for increased showroom traffic looks promising given Golf sales along with those of the refreshed Jetta and upcoming redesigned Touareg.
See Wednesday's Times Free Press for more.