Volkswagen of America on Wednesday reported that 2020 started out as a promising year, but sales were slammed by the coronavirus in March.
First quarter sales for the company fell 13% to 75,075 vehicles, the automaker reported.
January and February sales were up 9.4% over the same period last year before buyers hit the brakes in March, when sales plunged 42%, the company reported.
Sales of the Chattanooga-made Atlas SUV fell 11% in the first quarter, even though January and February figures were up 24%.
Sales of the brand new Atlas Cross Sport, a five-seat version of the seven-seat Atlas, were 1,129 in the quarter, according to VW.