Gasgoo.com (Shanghai December 1) - Shanghai Volkswagen's performance so far this year has been very impressive. Yesterday the company announced that it both manufactured and sold over one million vehicles from January to November, dfdaily.com reported today. The amount represents an increase of 13.7 percent from last year and is a new record for Shanghai VW. The joint venture also set a new monthly record for monthly auto part sales, selling over 110,000 parts in November.

VW models accounted for over 800,000 of the JV's sales. Especially noteworthy is the New Passat (pictured above), whose strong performance since its debut this April has helped monthly sales of all Passat models exceed 20,000. Meanwhile, the Tiguan SUV's (pictured below) monthly sales totaled 13,000 units, 20 percent higher than in 2010. Around 120,000 Tiguans have been sold since the beginning of the year. Sales of the China-exclusive Lavida continue to be strong, with over 20,000 of the compact having been sold in November.

The Skoda brand has also been performing strongly, with cumulative sales of the Octavia series having surpassed 110,000 units.

Shanghai VW has constantly been hampered by problems of limited supply, which it is working to resolve. Its production site in Yizheng, Jiangsu will officially begin production next year, while construction is aimed to begin soon on its new factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang.

Source:gasgoo