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Updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 12:47 am TWN, The China Post news staff

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Volkswagen sets sales target of 15,000 this year, aims to become Taiwan's most-imported car

Volkswagen has set the sales target of 15,000 vehicles this year to become Taiwan's most-imported car and its sixth largest auto brand, the firm said yesterday.

The carmaker last year sold 5.1 million vehicles worldwide and vowed to become the world's No. 1 by 2018.

Here in Taiwan, Volkswagen launched new versions of the following last year: Passat, Passat Variant, Tiguan, Touran, Golf Variant, Phaeton and Touareg. Sales in Taiwan exceeded 10,000 for the first time, translating into a year-on-year increase of 26 percent.

As for this year, Huang Chi-li, general manager of the company that distributes Volkswagen, expressed the hope of lifting the sales volume to 15,000 to become the island's No. 1 import vehicle and No. 6 auto brand.

To achieve that goal, Volkswagen will put its sales focus on the all-new Jetta as well as bring in a new version of the Passat CC, Huang said.

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