National Press Release

HERNDON, Va., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced February 2009 sales of 13,660 units, a 17.5 percent decrease over February 2008 sales of 16,556 units.

Volkswagen's stylish new CC, which was designed to blend sports car dynamics and dimensions with sedan comfort, posted its best sales month ever with more than 1,800 units sold.

"The economy continues to be difficult for the Automotive Industry," said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "Despite the extremely difficult on-going economic conditions; the Volkswagen Brand has been growing market share in the U.S. Our stylish new CC, one of our five all-new models, is helping us gain share with strong sales achieving its best sales month ever in February," added Barnes.

Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Eos, Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon, CC, Tiguan, Touareg 2 and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2009 Volkswagens come standard-equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program. This is important because the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com or www.media.vw.com to learn more.

    VW-US Snapshot                                    ------YEAR-TO-DATE------
                             February February         February February
                                -09      -08    Yr/Yr% -09 YTD  -08 YTD Yr/Yr%
                               Actual   Actual  change  Actual   Actual change
    Rabbit                        666    1,824  -63.5%   1,489    3,307 -55.0%
    GTI                           479      856  -44.0%   1,021    1,689 -39.6%
    R32                            85      449  -81.1%     120      785 -84.7%
          Total Rabbit/GTI/R32  1,230    3,129           2,630    5,781 -54.5%
    Jetta Sdn                   5,199    6,823  -23.8%  10,484   13,311 -21.2%
          SportWagen              784      -      0.0%   1,737      -
                   Total Jetta  5,983    6,823  -12.3%  12,221   13,311  -8.2%
    New Beetle - Coupe            899      939   -4.3%   1,472    1,956 -24.7%
               - Convertible      374      596  -37.2%     595    1,324 -55.1%
              Total New Beetle  1,273    1,535  -17.1%   2,067    3,280 -37.0%
    Eos                           510      964  -47.1%     879    1,834 -52.1%
    Passat Sdn                    761    2,832  -73.1%   1,701    4,466 -61.9%
           Wgn                    211      514  -58.9%     403      981 -58.9%
                  Total Passat    972    3,346  -71.0%   2,104    5,447 -61.4%
    CC                          1,808      -      N/A    2,880            N/A
    Tiguan                        871      -      N/A    1,633      -     N/A
    Touareg                       510      759  -32.8%     824    1,315 -37.3%
    Routan                        503      -      N/A    1,166      -     N/A
                         TOTAL 13,660   16,556  -17.5%  26,404   30,968 -14.7%

SOURCE Volkswagen of America, Inc.