Like it’s competition, Volkswagen announced a 14% reduction in year-to-year car sales for the month of December 2008. This decrease was far less than both Ford and General Motors, However.

The auto industry in 2008 was one of the toughest we’ve seen in a long time,.” said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. “Despite these economic conditions, 2008 was still a good year for Volkswagen. We relocated our North American headquarters to Herndon, VA. bringing us closer to our customers, we announced an all-new North American production facility will be built in Chattanooga, TN., and we launched an impressive five new vehicles that allowed Volkswagen to buck the economic downturn as our sales remained close to our 2007 totals. Volkswagen of America has a plan in place for a successful future here in the U.S.
Volkswagen of America, Inc.Mark Barnes
VW Chief Operating Officer

What do you suppose VW is doing right that the US automakers are doing wrong?