Editorial Summary

In 2008, Volkswagen recorded 29,875 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Volkswagen Golf was the leading model in this view, with 11,632 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 60,225 sales in 2015. That was 9.0% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (2008 · Volkswagen).

Sales by year: 2008 · Volkswagen

Year-by-year totals for 2008 · Volkswagen.

Year	Total	vs prev
2026 YTD	15,566	−21.4%
2025	28,970	−20.6%
2024	36,480	−16.8%
2023	43,821	+41.6%
2022	30,946	−24.1%
2021	40,770	+3.8%
2020	39,266	−21.4%
2019	49,928	−11.8%
2018	56,620	−2.4%
2017	58,004	+2.5%
2016	56,571	−6.1%
2015	60,225	+9.9%
2014	54,801	−0.2%
2013	54,892	+0.1%
2012	54,835	+22.6%
2011	44,740	+17.7%
2010	38,016	+26.4%
2009	30,087	+0.7%
2008	29,875	+9.0%
2007	27,400	+27.0%
2006	21,571	+36.7%
2005	15,782	+46.8%
2004	10,754	−13.0%
2003	12,357	+25.0%
2002	9,886	−10.2%
2001	11,007	+34.0%
2000	8,216	+32.2%
1999	6,214	−15.8%
1998	7,376	+6.3%
1997	6,941	+55.2%
1996	4,473	+22.9%
1995	3,639	+102.1%
1994	1,801	+192.4%
1993	616	+34.2%
1992	459	−43.8%
1991	816	—

Data Notice

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Purchase data

Top models: 2008 · Volkswagen

Best-selling vehicles for 2008 · Volkswagen, with each model's share of Volkswagen sales.

#	Vehicle	Sales	Share
1	Volkswagen Golf	11,632	38.9%
2	Volkswagen Passat	3,297	11.0%
3	Volkswagen Jetta	2,936	9.8%
4	Volkswagen Polo	2,362	7.9%
5	Volkswagen Eos	1,852	6.2%
6	Volkswagen Caddy	1,725	5.8%
7	Volkswagen Transporter	1,624	5.4%
8	Volkswagen Tiguan	1,109	3.7%
9	Volkswagen Touareg	1,066	3.6%
10	Volkswagen New Beetle	613	2.1%
11	Volkswagen Crafter	480	1.6%
12	Volkswagen Caddy Life/Camper	289	1.0%
13	Volkswagen Multivan	286	1.0%
14	Volkswagen Transporter C/C	267	0.9%
15	Volkswagen New Beetle Cabrio	177	0.6%
16	Volkswagen Caravelle	90	0.3%
17	Volkswagen Passat CC	37	0.1%
18	Volkswagen Kombi Beach	31	0.1%
19	Volkswagen Kombi	2	0.0%

Key notes: 2008 · Volkswagen

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.

Volkswagen total in 2008: 29,875

Top Volkswagen model: Golf (11,632)

Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.

Clean URL: /2008/volkswagen

Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.

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