Volkswagen Brand's U.S. Sales Drop Is Smallest Since December
- April deliveries decline 9.7 percent, automaker reports
- Company seeks to regain consumer trust after diesel scandal
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Volkswagen AG’s namesake brand said its April U.S. sales fell 9.7 percent, the smallest drop since December, in a sign that the automaker may be starting to win back consumer trust after regulators said in September that it cheated on diesel-emissions tests.
The brand’s sales slid to 27,112, Volkswagen said in a statement Tuesday. Four analysts surveyed by Bloomberg on average estimated a 10 percent drop. The monthly decrease was the sixth straight and included declines of 8.6 percent for the Jetta line, the brand’s top-selling models, and 15 percent for the Passat.