Volkswagen launched details on its 2017 lineup for the U.S. the other day, including the launch of its crossover-like Golf Alltrack wagon, some brand-new Beetle variations, and greater availability of electronic safety systems throughout more models.
However one entry in the VW lineup was missing out on.
Volkswagen’s William Gock validated to Green Vehicle Reports the other day that the company has actually withdrawn the compact Jetta Hybrid sedan from its U.S. for next year.
First provided as a 2013 model, the Jetta Hybrid combined a single-motor hybrid system and a small 1.4-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine in the compact Jetta sedan that released as a 2011 design.
At 45 mpg combined (42 mpg city, 48 mpg highway), it had without a doubt the greatest EPA fuel-economy ratings of any Jetta variation, consisting of the then-popular TDI diesels.
Aside from the very low-volume hybrid variation of the costly Volkswagen Touareg large crossover SUV, it was Volkswagen’s sole hybrid offering for four model years.
But with gas costs falling, the hybrid Jetta saw its purchases down after its launch, especially over the last year approximately.
Its best year was 2013, when Jetta Hybrid sales reached 5,655 and represented 4 percent of total Jetta sedan sales of 141,259.
The next year, that fell to 1.4 percent, or just 1,939 offered of 141,354 Jettas. By 2015, Jetta Hybrid sales of 743 devices were a paltry 0.6 percent of overall Jetta sedan deliveries amounting 128,438.
