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Adrian Padeanu

Why Volkswagen Golf GTI and R Sales Are Way Down

With the first quarter of the year in its rearview mirror, Volkswagen of America is happy to report deliveries are up 7.1 percent. While the Taos and Jetta did all the heavy lifting, the Golf GTI and R sales fell off a cliff. The hot hatches suffered a double-digit decrease, with the front-wheel-drive model plummeting 21.6 percent to 1,892 cars. It was even worse for the all-wheel-drive R, which fell 37.6 percent to 770 units.

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