Volkswagen Golf GTI Sales Figures

Here you will find monthly and yearly Canadian and U.S. sales figures for the Volkswagen Golf GTI. Use the dropdown at the top right of this page or at GCBC's Sales Stats home to find sales figures for any other vehicle currently on sale in North America. If you wish to see total Golf family sales, click here.

Month	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2010	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2011	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2012	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2013	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2014
January	612	1035	1231	915	865
February	1383	1278	1285	1038	893
March	1746	1574	1677	1122	1012
April	1532	1701	1717	1023	966
May	1241	1731	1568	1284	1108
June	1200	1535	1508	1169	1927
July	1190	1556	1568	1239	1727
August	967	1542	1544	1381	2026
September	835	1197	1162	1084	1600
October	914	1214	966	1032	1724
November	850	1133	1003	1047	1725
December	1069	1332	1085	976	1789

Month	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2015	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2016	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2017	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2018	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales 2019
January	1978	1496	1731
February	1779	1633	1864
March	1997	1968	2010
April	1905	1988
May	1826	1735
June	1820	2032
July	1780	2417
August	1907	2081
September	1825	1837
October	2520	1754
November	1963	2216
December	2369	2777

Month	Volkswagen Golf GTI Canadian Sales 2014	Volkswagen Golf GTI Canadian Sales 2015	Volkswagen Golf GTI Canadian Sales 2016	Volkswagen Golf GTI Canadian Sales 2017	Volkswagen Golf GTI Canadian Sales 2018
January	59	187	135	105
February	10	184	143	107
March	15	309	258	198
April	5	264	292
May	244	290	256
June	409	256	287
July	355	222	251
August	313	160	216
September	296	172	213
October	320	252	158
November	241	191	136
December	202	138	108

Year	Volkswagen Golf GTI U.S. Sales	Volkswagen Golf GTI Canadian Sales
2004	na	541
2005	na	141
2006	14,586	1421
2007	14,622	1614
2008	12,232	1406
2009	7932	1045
2010	13,755	2135
2011	16,867	1756
2012	16,314	na
2013	13,310	na
2014	17,362	2469
2015	23,669	2625
2016	23,934	2453
2017 YTD *	5605	410

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
* 3 months U.S. sales & 3 months Canadian sales

See the Volkswagen Golf GTI compared with its rivals in the monthly Sporty Car sales charts on GoodCarBadCar.net

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GCBC's Most Popular Auto Sales Figures - October 2014

No vehicle-specific sales tracking page at GoodCarBadCar generated more attraction in October 2014 than the page belonging to the Acura TLX, a replacement for the TL and TSX. American Honda sold 2286 TLXs in August; another 3884 in September.

Second place? The Ford F-Series, America's best-selling vehicle lineup.

In this post you'll also find the most commonly read September 2014-related sales articles at GCBC over the last month and the most frequently viewed GCBC Driven reviews, as well. No review was read more often than our take on the new Subaru Outback. Readers check out the complete monthly U.S. brand-by-brand results more often than any other article.

According to Google Analytics, 62% of GCBC's readers are located in the United States, another 16% from Canada, 9% from Europe, and 9% from Asia.

Automobile manufacturers will begin reporting their October 2014 and year-to-date U.S. and Canadian sales figures on Monday, November 3, 2014. GoodCarBadCar will be updated throughout the day with brand results from automakers competing in the United States and Canada. Later on Monday afternoon, U.S. October best seller lists for cars and trucks and SUVs will be published, as well.

As always, sales figures for all manufacturers, makes, and models will be updated in GCBC's free searchable database of historical monthly and yearly sales data. For non-mobile users (or mobile users who have opted to view the full site by selecting that option at the bottom of the page), you can also select a vehicle, a brand, a manufacturer, or total industry figures in a dropdown menu near the top right of this page. The in-depth breakdown of October 2014 new vehicle sales begins in earnest straightaway at the beginning of November.

CARS - OCTOBER VIEWS
#10: Honda Civic
#9: Honda CR-V
#8: Toyota Camry
#7: Chrysler 200
#6: Kia K900
#5: Tesla Model S
#4: Dodge Viper
#3: Honda Accord
#2: Ford F-Series
#1: Acura TLX

SEPTEMBER 2014 SALES ARTICLES
#10: U.S. Minivan Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014
#9: Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America - September 2014
#8: U.S. Pickup Truck Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
#7: Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - September 2014
#6: U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
#5: U.S. SUV/Crossover Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
#4: Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - September 2014 YTD
#3: Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - September 2014
#2: U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
#1: U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - September 2014 YTD

REVIEWS
#10: 2013 Tesla Model S P85
#9: 2014 Mazda 3 Sport GT
#8: 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT Crew Cab 4x4 Duramax
#7: 2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
#6: 2014 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Touring
#5: 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI Highline
#4: 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Laramie Crew Cab 4x4
#3: 2015 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited
#2: 2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Edition 30
#1: 2015 Subaru Outback 2.5i Touring

RECOMMENDED READING
GCBC's Most Popular Auto Sales Figures - September 2014
GCBC'S Most Popular Auto Sales Figures - August 2014
Complete U.S. Auto Sales Recap - September 2014
Complete Canadian Auto Sales Recap - September 2014

Annual Canadian Minivan Sales: 2004-2014

Canadians are buying more minivans in 2014 than in the doldrums of 2013 - a record-setting year for the industry as a whole - but the trend continues to point to lackluster interest in these extraordinary family vehicles.

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• Minivan Sales In Canada - September 2014 YTD
• All Vehicle Makes & Models Ranked By September 2014 YTD Canadian Sales

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This interactive chart (hover over the line for more detail) shows nearly 185,000 minivan sales in calendar year 2004. It's unlikely more than 100,000 will be sold in 2014, which could still be the best minivan sales year since 2008. (A slower fourth-quarter could mean 2014 won't match up to 2012 in total minivan volume, or 2009's 99,241-unit pace.)

Canadians are, however, more interested in minivans than their American neighbours. 5.4% of the new vehicles sold in Canada this year have been MPVs, including two products (Chevrolet Orlando and Kia Rondo) which Americans can't buy. 

The U.S. market relies on minivans for just 3.4% of total auto sales. Even with the Orlando and Rondo excluded, sliding door vehicles still account for 4.7% of Canadian new vehicle volume. U.S. minivan sales are up 6% to 427,876 units in 2014.

2015 Chrysler 200S AWD Review - You Could Have Made Me Better

I just spent a week with the all-new, all-wheel-drive 2015 Chrysler 200 S. It was one of Chrysler Canada’s press cars, priced at $38,815.

Yes, $38,815. And that’s not the top of the range. I know this because there are three conspicuous, dare I say ostentatious, blanked-out switches placed on the steering wheel, an owner’s most frequent touch point.

THE GOOD • Cabin layout • Lots of power • Big trunk • Tasty styling • You won't pay this much

THE BAD • 9-speed isn't fully baked • It's a very heavy car • Rear seat isn't that big • Interior mish-mash • Major league price tag

The steering wheel is what you grasp for the duration of your 35-minute commute each morning after you’re done grasping a toothbrush, a spouse, a child, a bagel, and a set of keys. It’s an intimate connection, even private.

You don’t allow anybody else to hold your toothbrush, your bagel, your spouse, or your child first thing in the morning. Similarly, you don’t hand your keys off to a random acquaintance and say, “Yeah, take’er out for a rip.”

You know the stitching of the heated steering wheel’s leather. You know how to find the big cruise control buttons without looking. You and the steering wheel share secrets, like the location of volume controls on the back of the middle spoke. The Bluetooth hang-up button, well, it doth fall readily to thy hand.

Yet all the while, the steering wheel in this rather costly Chrysler 200 tells you, nay, it screams at you: “I could have been better! You could have made me better! Am I not worth it? Did you need to order an unfulfilled version of myself?” And all the while, you’re left to stare at three pieces of glaring evidence every single day. After dropping $38,815 on a Chrysler 200, you’re still $2350 shy of possessing a fully equipped Chrysler 200.

Oh, who are we kidding? You didn’t spend $38,815 on a new Chrysler 200.

2015 models have only recently arrived at dealers, yet my local Chrysler store has 200s prominently parked out front with “Save $4000” stickers plastered across the doors and updated stickers on the windshield declaring $5295 discounts. 

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Even with an eye-catching design and a vastly improved interior, a new midsize car trades on the reputation of its predecessor, which in this case was too strongly connected to a product line Chrysler would probably prefer to forget. Thus, Chrysler dealers already know consumers aren’t going to pay top dollar for this car, even if it is now a worthy contender.

2015 CHRYSLER 200 S AWD Base Price * (CAD): $33,290 As-Tested Price * (CAD): $38,815 Engine: 3.6L DOHC 24-valve V6 Transmission: 9-speed automatic Horsepower: 295 @ 6350 rpm Torque: 262 lb-ft @ 4250 rpm Curb Weight: 3795 pounds Drive Type: all-wheel-drive Length: 192.3 inches Width: 73.6 inches Height: 58.7 inches Wheelbase: 108.0 inches Tires: Nexen Classe Premiere CP671 Tire Size: 235/40R19 Passenger Volume: 2871 litres Cargo Volume: 453 litres EPA City: 18 mpg EPA Highway: 29 mpg NRCAN OEE City: 12.8 L/100km NRCAN OEE Hwy: 8.1 L/100km Observed: 21.0 mpg Observed: 11.2 L/100km * includes $1795 of fees 200 base price: $24,290 200 V6 base price: $28,790 200 V6 AWD base price: $33,290 MPG fuel economy ratings from the Environmental Protection Agency.  L/100km ratings from the Canadian Office of Energy Efficiency's new 5-cycle testing for MY2015 vehicles.

Pricing aside, the blanked-out switches can only be an affront because of their high-profile positioning. Many more costly cars feature such buttons, as well, only with less distinguished placement. The only other reason the would-be adaptive cruise control blanked-out switches merit a mention is because of the way they symbolize the 200’s indecisive interior.

At $38,815, the 200 S better be slick inside, and for the most part it is. But the cupholder slider which covers a massive bin between the front seats jiggles about in its tracks. The blue “wood” applique strewn across the dashboard is ghastly. 

The upgraded Alpine audio system can’t cope with moderate increases in volume and caused many an interior part to quiver long before maximum output was called upon. It is not at all about that bass.

In a mostly hushed cabin, the amount of wind noise when the panoramic roof’s sunshade is open is shocking. The passenger’s seat is not powered. Shift paddles which grow out of volume and tune buttons on the back of the steering wheel are a bit dorky.  

Rear seat space is not midsize-like, and the bench would still be deemed uncomfortable even if there was real Camryesque capacity. 

Visibility for the driver is severely impinged upon by a thick, steeply raked A-pillar and the coupe-like roofline all around. Likewise, the trunk’s 453 litres of capacity is crowded by long goosenecks.

Ergonomically, however, the quad-knob layout liberally spread out beside the driver for volume, scrolling, climate, and gear selection is ideal. UConnect is brilliantly straightforward, faster than most equivalent systems, and its touch screen never felt too far away. As much as I want to remain true to convention and call for a traditional gear lever, this third meeting with a rotary dial shifter made for three occasions in which it felt perfectly natural.

There are niggling little nitpicky issues inside the Chrysler 200, but poor visibility and a somewhat tight rear seat are the only characteristics capable of overriding the elegant simplicity encountered by the driver via the oft-used infotainment unit.

In this S-is-for-Sport variant of the new 200, ride quality remains comfortable despite low-profile 19-inch rubber. The 200 S is firm on 235/40R19s, but it’s not busy or crashy. The composed ride doesn’t really pay dividends in terms of outright handling ability, as the all-wheel-drive 200 is simply too heavy for athletics. Chrysler’s all-wheel-drive system has a the ability to disconnect the rear axle, but because it can’t discard and recoup the rear axle on a whim, it adds 322 pounds to a V6-engined 200 S.

At 3795 pounds before options – and before adding you, you bagel-eating glutton, you – the 200 S AWD weighs about 100 pounds more than the last all-wheel-drive midsize sedan I drove, Subaru’s Legacy 3.6R. (The weight gap between the 200 S AWD and Ford’s lighter Fusion Titanium AWD is greater.)

As a result of all that girth, 295 horsepower doesn’t feel quite like 295 horsepower. The 200 is undoubtedly a quick car, but it takes some prodding. Toss the 200 into a corner with its weighty but slow steering and it remains nicely level, but it’s not terribly willing to quickly change direction again. Powering out of the corner with haste will require a firm press of the throttle, though, and you might see a kickdown of two or three gears when a single kickdown would have been effective. (At least the intense growl of the engine is musical.)

Indeed, the nine-speed automatic operates much more like it ought to when you demand quicker progress from the car. Meandering about, this 200 was of a mind to shift economically but couldn’t make those shifts happen with alacrity, hanging on to revs before finally falling into second, then third, then fourth. There’s some hunting around in the higher register, though you’ll rarely, if ever, see ninth. But that hunting is more evident in the digital read-out than in sound or sensation. The nine-speed is certainly not what I’d call a good transmission, but those less sensitive to the differences between a great modern eight-speed like ZF’s (or the Ram pickup’s) and this nine-speed likely won’t be bothered.

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• Historical Monthly & Yearly Chrysler 200 Sales Figures
• 2014 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab 4x4 EcoDiesel Driven Review
• 2013 Ford Fusion SE EcoBoost AWD Driven Review
• 2015 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited Driven Review

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In our house, the nine-speed’s suboptimal shift quality couldn’t make up for the 3.6L’s appeal. The poor visibility detracts from what could be an otherwise pleasant interior. At 21 miles per gallon in our mix of city and highway driving, the 200 wasn’t exactly thrifty, either.

Still, going back a number of months, few cars in the affordable realm have appealed to my neighbours and friends as much as this 200. They were enticed by an attractive car which, with a boatload of features and space superior to that of their current compact, can be had at an alluring price they saw on the back of the newspaper they were perusing while waiting to get their flu shot.

With a front-wheel-drive V6 S adding just $2000 to the price of a four-cylinder S, it’s easy to see why they could be seduced.

All-wheel-drive, on the other hand, is only available with the V6 and adds $2500 to the cost of a 200 S V6 or 200 C V6. The subsequent weight increase isn’t worth it when good winter tires will accomplish more.

American Honda's CR-Z Sales Fell To A 21-Month Low In September 2014

September 2014 was American Honda’s lowest-volume CR-Z sales month since December 2012.

248 CR-Zs were sold last month even as Honda dealers sat on sufficient inventory, at least by the standard of the CR-Z’s low desirability quotient, to sell more. According to Automotive News, Honda had a 79-day supply of CR-Zs at the beginning of the month, and of the 963 new CR-Zs Cars.com is currently showing in its database, the vast majority were in stock during the month of September.

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• U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD
• U.S. Car Sales Rankings By Model - September 2014 YTD

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Through the first eight months of 2014, Honda was selling 337 CR-Zs per month. Honda sold 4550 CR-Zs in 2013, equal to 379 per month. Monthly volume peaked at 1819 units in April 2011. After 5249 CR-Zs were sold in the final five months of 2010, annual sales reached 11,330 units in 2011 and then plunged to 63% to 4192 units in 2012. 2013’s recovery, at less than 9%, was moderate.


We’ve known for years that the CR-Z was not a CRX successor, but success could theoretically still have been located in some dark corner of the American car market if consumers had been convinced that the CR-Z represented something no other automaker offers. It’s an efficient two-seater with oddball styling, a desirable Honda badge, and some joy in its chassis.

Unfortunately, the CR-Z isn’t really all that efficient, with EPA numbers of less than 40 mpg on the highway. Manual-transmission CR-Zs are rated at just 31 mpg in the city.

In its record-setting month of April 2011, the CR-Z accounted for 2.6% of Honda passenger car sales, a figure which fell to 0.4% in September 2014, when sales were 86% down from that peak performance. Year-over-year, September sales were down 6%, a decline of 16 units as the overall auto industry grew 9%, as Honda brand passenger car sales jumped 17%, as Honda sold 1095 Accord Hybrids.

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• Historical Monthly & Yearly Honda CR-Z Sales Figures
• Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles In America - September 2014
• 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Driven Review

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As for CR-Z alternatives, it’s difficult to know where to start, as there are no absolutely direct rivals. Fiat 500 sales jumped 29% to 2737 units in September. The Hyundai Veloster was up 22% to 2777 sales. Mini’s five-pronged Cooper range was down 42% to 2116 units. Scion tC sales fell 15% to 1404. Total Volkswagen Beetle volume was down 49% to 1821 units.

As for cars which sold in CR-Z-like numbers last month, that list includes the Porsche Boxster (275), Hyundai Equus (261), Jaguar XF (258), Porsche Cayman (245), the Nissan Cube (238), and Honda’s own Insight (240).

Ah yes, the Insight. We’ve already discussed its demise. As much as the CR-Z wasn’t as well executed as enthusiasts would have wanted, we can hope that Honda won’t force us to write a CR-Z eulogy any time soon. We can hope Honda will give it another shot, not with a supercharger, but with a completely new approach. There’s no need for Honda to give up. We’ve had about enough of the giving up with the dead and gone CRX, Integra, RSX, and Prelude.

America's 15 Best-Selling European SUVs And Crossovers - September 2014 YTD

For a change, we thought today we would profile a more specific sub-set of the American new vehicle marketplace. The vast majority of European brand SUV/crossover nameplates weren't even available or thought of little more than a decade ago, yet now they form an integral part of their respective automakers' lineups.

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• Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs In America - September 2014
• Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - September 2014

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These are the 15 best-selling European brand SUVs and crossovers in the United States through the first nine months of 2014, led most interestingly by two of the more established nameplates. The BMW X5 went on sale in the United States for the 2000 model year; the Mercedes-Benz ML two years earlier. Click here to see all SUVs and crossovers ranked by year-to-date U.S. volume.

Rank	Best-Selling European Auto Brand SUV/Crossover	September 2014 YTD	September 2013 YTD	%  Change
#1	BMW X5	33,021	31,280	5.6%
#2	Mercedes-Benz M-Class	32,114	29,400	9.2%
#3	Audi Q5	30,114	28,599	5.3%
#4	Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class	28,229	23,285	21.2%
#5	BMW X3	27,198	20,065	35.5%
#6	Volkswagen Tiguan	19,120	23,150	-17.4%
#7	Mercedes-Benz GL-Class	17,728	22,182	-20.1%
#8	Mini Countryman	17,124	15,596	9.8%
#9	BMW X1	15,728	18,348	-14.3%
#10	Volvo XC60	13,901	15,441	-10.0%
#11	Land Rover Range Rover Sport	13,633	10,984	24.1%
#12	Audi Q7	13,105	10,772	21.7%
#13	Porsche Cayenne	12,940	13,913	-7.0%
#14	Land Rover Range Rover	9094	8405	8.2%
#15	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	8986	8169	10.0%

Source: Automakers & ANDC