Volkswagen has finally released its third-quarter sales results, and it’s not great. The German automaker sold fewer cars from July through September than the prior year, but a few bright spots and new product inbound should improve the brand’s prospects.
VW sold 78,179 vehicles in the third quarter, down 10.9 percent from 87,705 in 2025. Sales for the three-row Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport, which account for a third of the brand’s overall sales in the United States, fell by 19.5 and 9.5 percent, respectively. The redesigned second-generation Atlas goes on sale this month, so the dip is expected.
