Joanne Benante, of Norcross, Ga., who purchased the 100,000th Passat made at the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant, parks her new car after a ceremony at the VW conference center.VW JUNE SALES
Model, number and percent change from a year ago:Golf — 2,602, down 36.4 percentJetta — 14,813, up 8.9 percentBeetle — 3,780, up 29.7 percentEos — 430, down 39.7 percentPassat — 10,874, up 6.1 percentCC — 1,209, down 35 percentTiguan — 2,452, down 15 percentTouareg — 642, down 19.1 percentRoutan — 155, down 85.3 percent• Total — 36,957, down 3.2 percentSource: Volkswagen Group of America
As Passat sales hit new records in June, a city panel Tuesday earmarked nearly $3 million more for Enterprise South industrial park to handle rain runoff, including for Volkswagen land eyed for potential expansion.
U.S. sales of Passat flirted with the 11,000 mark last month as 10,874 of the Chattanooga-made sedans were sold for a June record, according to VW.
For the first half of the year, Passat also posted a new high of 56,119 in sales.
“The objective was getting 10,000 a month,” said Jonathan Browning, Volkswagen Group of America’s chief executive, about Passat sales. “We’re seeing it build that place in the marketplace.”