Volkswagen reduced sales by 20% in Russia in June

Russian Volkswagen dealers sold 7,553 cars in June, which is lower by 20% than a year before. At the end of six months of 2020, Volkswagen sales in Russia fell by 24% and reached 38,061 cars. As a result, Volkswagen ranked the sixth in sales among all car manufacturers in Russia, and the brand's market share was 6.0%, according to the AEB. The best-seller of Volkswagen in the Russian market remains Polo sedan – 4,991 buyers chose this model in June (-8%). It is worth noting that the new generation Polo went on sale in the previous month, which is now presented in a "liftback" body. Tiguan crossover with 2,152 sold cars is the second one in the Volkswagen model range, which is lower by 34% than a year ago. As "AUTOSTAT" reported earlier, in June Russian dealers of Volkswagen started the sales of new Arteon liftback. In addition, Tiguan crossover has received a new “Go!” configuration - continuation of the popular version of WinterEdition with an extended set of basic equipment.