A lift from expanded crossover roster; Audi rolls on

Volkswagen’s U.S. sales rose 13 percent in July to 30,520 on growth from its crossover lineup.

Audi extended its industry-best streak of year-over-year monthly sales increases to 105 months, with deliveries rising 2.1 percent to 19,221 on the strength of the A4 sedan and Q5 crossover.

Notable nameplates: Audi Q5 up 58%; Audi A5 up 5.6%; Audi Q7 down 12%; VW Passat down 22%; VW Golf family down 43%; VW Jetta down 37%; VW Atlas up 398%; VW Tiguan (long wheelbase), 6,636 vehicles.

Incentives (including Porsche): $3,845 per vehicle, up 7.8% from a year earlier, ALG says.

Average transaction price (including Porsche): $35,321, up 2.5% from a year earlier, according to ALG.

Did you know? U.S. sales at the Volkswagen Group, behind the VW brand, have advanced every month this year — making it the only major automaker to do so. U.S. reservations for the Audi e-tron, the first of Volkswagen and Audi’s onslaught of new electric vehicles, open Sept. 17.

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