Re: GLX sales in 1997

[James William Seibert <jseibert@netwalk.com>]

columbus used to have a tech training center in columbus back in the early
90's.....i know the veedub dealer here is expanding and has 500 units to be
delivered when the new location is complete....they said vw/audi dumped 4
million into their project.....but currently it is very difficult to find new
passats, vr6 and tdi models here

Cymen Vig wrote:

> Hi,
>     I've been reading somewhere that a lot of car manufacturers
> are expermenting with having a few models at dealership and
> a ton (with various options) at local distribution points (was it
> ohio that was the center hub for vw?  sounds wierd but that
> is what I remember).  This may explain the lack of cars on the
> dealer lot.  Supposedly it was going to take place in the future
> (year, etc.) not now...
>
>     Any thoughts?
>
>     Cymen Vig
>     86 Jetta GLI
> p.s.
>     This has been an interesting list but I'm getting off it soon!
> Some description said it was for all Jetta's but so far it is new
> GLX's it seems like (no problem, just not interesting to me and
> my 86 GLI :->).  Good luck.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vojin Janjic <vjanjic@mail.state.tn.us>
> To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
> Date: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 10:04 AM
> Subject: GLX sales in 1997
>
> >Hi everyone
> >
> >Yesterday I stopped by the local VW dealership to take a look at the new
> >Passat.  They did not have any on the lot, and are only expecting two (2
> >?!?!?) in a near future.  How strange, considering all the marketing hype
> >lately.  This is not the first time that I have observed a VERY limited
> >availability of VW models on the lots.
> >
> >Anyway, that was not my point, just an observation.  I picked up new
> >brochures and a copy of "VW News", a publication for sales and
> >marketing personnel.  Among other statistics, it stated that the highest
> >increase in VW vehicle sales for 1997 year was for a Jetta GLX model.
> >
> >VW sold a total of 3,045 GLXs, which was a - are you ready? - a 77%
> >increase when compared to last year!!!
> >
> >Vojin
> >