How many Volkswagen New Beetle vehicles were sold in Australia in 2008?

See how many Volkswagen New Beetle vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Volkswagen New Beetles sold
613
2008
Peak year
2000
1,328 sales
Share of Volkswagen
2.1%
of all Volkswagen sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 2008, Volkswagen New Beetle recorded 613 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 2.1% of Volkswagen's sales in 2008. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 1,328 sales in 2000. That was 5.3% higher than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

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

Sales by year: 2008 · Volkswagen · New Beetle

Year-by-year totals for 2008 · Volkswagen · New Beetle.
YearTotalvs prev
20120−100.0%
2011141−56.7%
2010326+28.3%
2009254−58.6%
2008613+5.3%
2007582+5.8%
2006550−34.1%
2005835+136.5%
2004353−34.6%
2003540−28.4%
2002754−16.8%
2001906−31.8%
20001,328—
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Purchase data

Volkswagen model context: New Beetle

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Volkswagen range for 2008.
Rank in Volkswagen#10
New Beetle sales613
Share of Volkswagen2.1%
1
11,63238.9%
2
3,29711.0%
3
2,9369.8%
4
2,3627.9%
5
1,8526.2%
6
1,7255.8%
7
1,6245.4%
8
6132.1%

Key notes: 2008 · Volkswagen · New Beetle

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 2008: 613
Volkswagen total in 2008: 29,875
Model context uses Volkswagen range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /2008/volkswagen/new-beetle
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.