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Diesel scandal keeps Volkswagen’s US sales forecast flat

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo, the grille of a Volkswagen car for sale is decorated with the iconic company symbol in Boulder, Colo. J.D. Power says Volkswagen Group's sales are expected to be flat in October, 2015, even as sales for the U.S. auto industry climb 8 percent toward what could be of the best Octobers in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo, the grille of a Volkswagen car for sale is decorated with the iconic company symbol in Boulder, Colo. J.D. Power says Volkswagen Group's sales are expected to be flat in October, 2015, even as sales for the U.S. auto industry climb 8 percent toward what could be of the best Octobers in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File) FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo, the grille of a Volkswagen car for sale is decorated with the iconic company symbol in Boulder, Colo. J.D. Power says Volkswagen Group's sales are expected to be flat in October, 2015, even as sales for the U.S. auto industry climb 8 percent toward what could be of the best Octobers in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

By Associated Press 4 min read

DETROIT (AP) – After some summer gains, Volkswagen’s U.S. sales seem to have stalled amid revelations it cheated on emissions tests.

Volkswagen Group’s sales are expected to be flat in October, even as total U.S. sales rise 8 percent for one of the best Octobers in more than a decade, according to data from J.D. Power and Associates obtained by The Associated Press.

J.D. Power combines all the brands Volkswagen AG sells in the U.S., including Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley. Its forecast is a sign that surging sales of the German automaker’s luxury brands aren’t making up for a slowdown for the Volkswagen brand.

Volkswagen admitted last month that it had cheated on emissions tests using software installed on 482,000 diesel vehicles in the U.S. and 11 million worldwide.

VW Dealers have been forced to stop selling four diesel models affected by the emissions probe – the 2009 through 2015 Golf, Jetta, Passat and Audi A3. The scandal comes as about one in four VW dealers are struggling to turn a profit according to the head of a group that represents U.S. dealerships.