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Volkswagen of America Sales Increase 22 Percent in July

    --  July sales total 29,066 units, a 21.7 percent increase over prior year
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    --  Best July since 2002
    --  First Passat Dealer Experience Cars delivered
    --  62 percent increase in Jetta Sedan sales vs. last year
    --  Best Golf sales since July 2008
    --  High-mileage, clean diesel TDI models account for 24.1 percent of sales

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported 29,066 units sold in July 2011, a 21.7 percent increase over prior year sales Year-to-date sales are up 22.2 percent.

"July was a strong month and signaled a good start for the second half of the year," said Jonathan Browning, President and CEO, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "For the seventh month in a row, we significantly outpaced the industry performance, showing strong baseline demand for our products."

Volkswagen Jetta sales (including Sport Wagen) totaled 15,713 units, a 50.9 percent increase over last year. Sport utility vehicles Touareg and Tiguan experienced 119.3 percent and 19.5 percent sales increases, respectively. Eos sales increased 39.9 percent over prior year, while Golf sales (total) increased 14.6 percent versus last year. Volkswagen's high-mileage, clean diesel TDI models accounted for 24.1 percent of all July sales.

"With our strongest-ever line of Volkswagen products, we are pleased to see more signs the enthusiasm for our vehicles continues to grow," said Browning. "With the all-new Passat and Beetle due in dealer show rooms this fall, we are confident the momentum will continue."

    VW - U.S. Snapshot   VW - U.S. Snapshot
                                                Yr/Yr %
                          July-11    July-10     change
                          -------    -------     -------
    Golf                     1,974      1,889        4.5%
    GTI A5/A6                1,556      1,190       30.8%
    Total Rabbit/Golf/
     GTI/R32                 3,530      3,079       14.6%
    Jetta Sedan A5/A6       13,383      8,262       62.0%
          SportWagen         2,330      2,151        8.3%
         A5/A6
    Total Jetta             15,713     10,413       50.9%
    New Beetle Coupe             0        838       -100%
         Convertible             1        511      -99.8%
    Total  New Beetle            1      1,349      -99.9%
    Eos                      1,153        824       39.9%
    Passat Sedan             1,183        760       55.7%
                Wagon            0        172       -100%
    Total Passat             1,183        932       26.9%

    VW - U.S. Snapshot   VW - U.S. Snapshot
                          July-11    July-10
                             YTD        YTD     Yr/Yr %
                         --------     -------   -------
    Golf                    10,848      8,795      23.3%
    GTI A5/A6               10,449      9,120      14.6%
    Total Rabbit/Golf/
     GTI/R32                21,297     17,915      18.9%
    Jetta Sedan A5/A6       89,881     51,434      74.8%
          SportWagen        17,584     14,237      23.5%
         A5/A6
    Total Jetta            107,465     65,671      63.6%
    New Beetle Coupe           202      9,322     -97.8%
         Convertible           840      3,208     -73.8%
    Total  New Beetle        1,042     12,530     -91.7%
    Eos                      4,868      4,578       6.3%
    Passat Sedan             1,347      6,971     -80.7%
                Wagon           56      1,668     -96.6%
    Total Passat             1,403      8,639     -83.8%

    VW - U.S. Snapshot   VW - U.S. Snapshot
                                                Yr/Yr %
                          July-11    July-10     change
                          -------    -------     -------
    CC                       3,006      3,394      -11.4%
    Tiguan                   2,351      1,968       19.5%
    Touareg                    522        238      119.3%
    Routan                   1,607      1,683       -4.5%
                  TOTAL     29,066     23,880       21.7%

    VW - U.S. Snapshot   VW - U.S. Snapshot
                          July-11    July-10
                             YTD        YTD     Yr/Yr %
                         --------     -------   -------
    CC                      19,348     16,159      19.7%
    Tiguan                  16,382     12,358      32.6%
    Touareg                  3,616      2,269      59.4%
    Routan                   7,770      9,773     -20.5%
                  TOTAL    183,191    149,892      22.2%

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, Golf, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2011 Volkswagen vehicles come standard-equipped with Electronic Stability Control (ESC). This is important because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of America online at www.vw.com or www.media.vw.com to learn more.

SOURCE Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.