{"id":12924,"date":"2024-10-22T18:08:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/blog\/?p=12924"},"modified":"2025-03-12T15:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:31:48","slug":"volkswagen-virtus-crosses-50000-unit-sales-milestone-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/volkswagen-virtus-crosses-50000-unit-sales-milestone-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen Virtus Crosses 50,000 Unit Sales Milestone in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12924\" class=\"elementor elementor-12924\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ad32407 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ad32407\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d238b8a\" data-id=\"1d238b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e77566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38e77566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1615\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volkswagen-Virtus-COVER.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13133\" alt=\"Volkswagen Virtus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volkswagen-Virtus-COVER.jpg 1615w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volkswagen-Virtus-COVER-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volkswagen-Virtus-COVER-1024x457.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volkswagen-Virtus-COVER-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Volkswagen-Virtus-COVER-1536x685.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1615px) 100vw, 1615px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19838c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19838c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caronphone.com\/volkswagen-cars\">Volkswagen India<\/a> has announced that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caronphone.com\/volkswagen-cars\/virtus\">Virtus<\/a> has crossed the milestone of 50,000 units sold domestically within 28 months.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89312e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89312e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volkswagen.co.in\/en\/models\/virtus.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volkswagen Virtus<\/a> has also become India\u2019s highest-selling premium sedan for the calendar year 2024, recording over 17 000 units sold this year to date.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721808c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721808c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNotably, this year, the brand\u2019s India 2.0 cars, Virtus and Taigun, collectively surpassed the one lakh domestic sales milestone in the second quarter. Volkswagen India has continued to drive market excitement with benchmark-setting products over the last one and a half decades. At the end of the third quarter of 2024, the brand crossed the 6.5 lakh domestic wholesales milestone in India, with the India 2.0 models contributing to nearly 18.5% of the domestic volumes in a short span of over 3 years, ever since the market introduction of Taigun.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da67507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da67507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaking about the milestone achievement, Mr. Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, said, \u201cWe are immensely grateful to all our customers for making the Volkswagen Virtus India\u2019s 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&#8217;s success in the Indian market, making it India\u2019s 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.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2aa36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e2aa36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMr. Gupta added, \u201cWe have also crossed the 6.5 lakh domestic wholesale milestone in India and are grateful to the extended Volkswagen family for their immense love and trust in the brand. With our latest, feature-rich, and advanced India 2.0 models\u2014Taigun and Virtus\u2014we have also witnessed significant success, with both models contributing to nearly 18.5% of our overall domestic sales since inception.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a13f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a13f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Virtus is offered in 19 variants, namely Highline Plus, GT Line, GT Line AT, GT Plus Sport DSG, GT Plus Sport, Topline Sound Edition, Topline Sound Edition AT, GT Plus Edge DSG ES, GT Plus Edge Matte DSG, Topline AT ES, GT Plus DSG ES, Topline ES, GT Plus ES, GT Plus Edge ES, GT Plus Edge Matte, GT DSG, Comfortline, Highline, and Highline AT. The cheapest Volkswagen Virtus variant is the Comfortline, which has a price tag of \u20b9 11.56 lakh, while the most expensive variant is the Volkswagen Virtus GT Plus Edge Matte DSG, which commands a price of \u20b9 19.41 lakh.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506d0d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"506d0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMoreover, the Volkswagen Virtus boasts a 5-star rating in Global NCAP&#8217;s updated crash tests, making it one of India&#8217;s safest sedans for both adult and child occupants. 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