Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 24: Volkswagen, the German carmaker with its new product ‘Virtus’ created a new portfolio and has achieved sales of 50,000 units in the domestic market.
Launched in 2022, Volkswagen has averaged sales of 60 Virtus sedans every day, while this year alone, the carmaker sold 17,000 units in the domestic market to date.
Volkswagen also launched the Virtus GT Line and Virtus GT Plus Sport, offering more choices to customers.
Speaking about the milestone achievement, Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, said, “We are immensely grateful to all our customers for making the Volkswagen Virtus India’s No.1 selling premium sedan. The Virtus continues to resonate strongly with our customers, and crossing the 50,000 sales mark is a testament to the product’s success in the Indian market, making it India’s most loved premium sedan.”
“Ever since its launch, we have sold nearly 60 Virtus sedans every day, and we are glad that Virtus has carved its own cult following, as it continues to sustain the sales momentum, despite headwinds in its segment, ” he added.
Volkswagen’s Virtus and Taigun collectively surpassed the one lakh domestic sales milestone in the second quarter, while at the end of the third quarter, the brand crossed the 6.5 lakh domestic wholesales milestone in India, with the India 2.0 models, Virtus and Taigun, contributing to nearly 18.5 percent of the domestic volumes in a short span of over 3 years, since the introduction of Taigun.
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