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COLUMBIA, SC — Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Wray Volkswagen yesterday celebrated the sale of the 13 millionth Volkswagen vehicle in the United States, a Wolfsburg Edition Jetta sold at Wray Volkswagen in Columbia.
To celebrate this milestone sale, Volkswagen presented the owner, Kenneth "Frank" Phillips of Sumter, SC, with a waiver for the first 13 payments of the vehicle, a $1300 gas card and $1300 in authorized VW accessories.
Volkswagen also presented the dealership with a plaque for making the monumental sale.
The Wolfsburg Edition Jetta is a 2.5 L Jetta with a "Wolfsburg" badge, leveraging the brand's German heritage. Special features include 16-inch alloy wheels, a sunroof, leatherette seats, cold weather package and monster floor mats. With manual transmission, this special edition is $19,360; automatic transmission is $20,435, representing a $2,000 value when compared to a similar equipped Jetta. The Wolfsburg Edition Jetta is available in the following color schemes: silver with anthracite trim; white with beige trim; black with beige trim; black with anthracite trim; and platinum gray with art gray trim.
“As my wife and I are planning to start a family soon, we were looking for an affordable, practical and safe vehicle,” Phillips said. “We were drawn to the Volkswagen brand because of its inherent safety and practicality, and the price of the Wolfsburg Jetta was right.” Volkswagen's United States sales volume began with just two retail deliveries in 1949. By 1960, Volkswagen vehicles were familiar sights on U.S. streets and highways, selling over 100,000 units annually. Recently, Volkswagen sales momentum has been enhanced by the iconic New Beetle, finding over half a million buyers since its U.S. launch in 1998, and by efficient and durable Volkswagen TDI diesel vehicles. The Jetta continues to be the automaker’s best seller. Growth will continue as Volkswagen has addressed the emerging hardtop convertible segment with the Eos, and its exclusive combination of coupe, sunroof and convertible in a single stylish package.
To celebrate this milestone sale, Volkswagen presented the owner, Kenneth "Frank" Phillips of Sumter, SC, with a waiver for the first 13 payments of the vehicle, a $1300 gas card and $1300 in authorized VW accessories.
Volkswagen also presented the dealership with a plaque for making the monumental sale.
The Wolfsburg Edition Jetta is a 2.5 L Jetta with a "Wolfsburg" badge, leveraging the brand's German heritage. Special features include 16-inch alloy wheels, a sunroof, leatherette seats, cold weather package and monster floor mats. With manual transmission, this special edition is $19,360; automatic transmission is $20,435, representing a $2,000 value when compared to a similar equipped Jetta. The Wolfsburg Edition Jetta is available in the following color schemes: silver with anthracite trim; white with beige trim; black with beige trim; black with anthracite trim; and platinum gray with art gray trim.
“As my wife and I are planning to start a family soon, we were looking for an affordable, practical and safe vehicle,” Phillips said. “We were drawn to the Volkswagen brand because of its inherent safety and practicality, and the price of the Wolfsburg Jetta was right.” Volkswagen's United States sales volume began with just two retail deliveries in 1949. By 1960, Volkswagen vehicles were familiar sights on U.S. streets and highways, selling over 100,000 units annually. Recently, Volkswagen sales momentum has been enhanced by the iconic New Beetle, finding over half a million buyers since its U.S. launch in 1998, and by efficient and durable Volkswagen TDI diesel vehicles. The Jetta continues to be the automaker’s best seller. Growth will continue as Volkswagen has addressed the emerging hardtop convertible segment with the Eos, and its exclusive combination of coupe, sunroof and convertible in a single stylish package.
