National Press Release

Over 25 percent of sales were Clean Diesel TDI's

HERNDON, Va., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced June 2009 sales of 19,027 units, representing an 18 percent decrease over June 2008. However, Volkswagen's award winning clean diesels posted their best sales month since their re-launch with 5,072 units, representing an impressive 26 percent of total sales.

The Jetta SportWagen once again posted its best sales month ever with sales of 1,982 units. Clean diesel TDI's accounted for 81 percent of SportWagen sales, 40 percent of Jetta sedan sales, and 29 percent of Touareg sales.

"Volkswagen of America is encouraged by the momentum of our clean diesel TDI sales," said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "It appears that U.S. consumers are starting to realize the many benefits of today's clean diesels--vehicles that attain more than 30 percent better fuel economy while emitting 25 percent less greenhouse gas emission, all without sacrificing driving dynamics," Barnes added.

Volkswagen also announced today that they have been named a corporate leader in Strategic Visions Total Quality Index(R) (TQI). For 2009, Volkswagen has the most models across the segments that were measured than any other brand--New Beetle, Rabbit, Jetta, CC, and Tiguan were all recognized as TQI leaders in their respective segments.

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

                                     June-09    June-08
                                      Actual     Actual  Yr/Yr % change
                                     --------  --------  --------------
    Rabbit                                547      2,542         -78.5%
    GTI                                   713      1,270         -43.9%
    R32                                     2        285         -99.3%
                                        -----      -----
               Total Rabbit/GTI/R32     1,262      4,097         -69.2%
    Jetta Sdn                           8,431      8,698          -3.1%
          SportWagen                    1,982        275         620.7%
                                        -----      -----
               Total Jetta             10,413      8,973          16.0%
    New Beetle - Coupe                    581      1,855         -68.7%
               - Convertible              492      1,536         -68.0%
                                        -----      -----
               Total  New Beetle        1,073      3,391         -68.4%
    Eos                                   819      1,632         -49.8%
    Passat Sdn                            705      2,821         -75.0%
           Wgn                            204        690         -70.4%
                                        -----      -----
               Total Passat               909      3,511         -74.1%
    CC                                  1,214          -           N/A
    Tiguan                                908      1,044         -13.0%
    Touareg                               330        560         -41.1%
    Routan                              2,099          -           N/A

                              -----    ------     ------         -----
                              TOTAL    19,027     23,208         -18.0%
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                                         ---------YEAR-TO-DATE---------
                                    June-09     June-08
                                   YTD Actual  YTD Actual  Yr/Yr % change
                                   ----------  ----------  --------------
    Rabbit                              3,955     11,795         -66.5%
    GTI                                 3,527      6,372         -44.6%
    R32                                   135      2,203         -93.9%
                                        -----      -----
               Total Rabbit/GTI/R32     7,617     20,370         -62.6%
    Jetta Sdn                          39,107     46,113         -15.2%
          SportWagen                    7,536        275        2640.4%
                                                   -----
               Total Jetta             46,643     46,388           0.5%
    New Beetle - Coupe                  4,639      8,233         -43.7%
               - Convertible            2,353      6,848         -65.6%
                                                   -----
               Total New Beetle         6,992     15,081         -53.6%
    Eos                                 3,797      8,266         -54.1%
    Passat Sdn                          4,899     16,179         -69.7%
           Wgn                          1,222      3,613         -66.2%
                                                   -----
               Total Passat             6,121     19,792         -69.1%
    CC                                  9,504                      N/A
    Tiguan                              6,115      1,723         254.9%
    Touareg                             1,929      3,904         -50.6%
    Routan                              8,290                      N/A

                              -----    ------    -------         -----
                              TOTAL    97,008    115,524         -16.0%
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SOURCE Volkswagen of America, Inc.