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Volkswagen Posts Fifteen Percent Sales Increase in June 2007

- Best Overall Month since August 2006
- Best VW GTI and VW Rabbit Months since Relaunch
- Best Volkswagen Passat Sedan Month since November 2006
- Volkswagen Jetta Sedan up 14.0 percent over June 2006

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced June 2007 sales of 23,127 units, representing an increase of 15.0 percent over the June 2006 total of 20,121. This performance reflects the best overall sales month for the Volkswagen brand since August 2006.

This increase can be attributed to strong market acceptance of the entry level VW Rabbit model, and a 44.9% surge in deliveries of the sporty VW GTI. The retractable hardtop convertible VW Eos posted its second best month ever, as summer is now in full swing.

Volkswagen sales performance for June of 2007 underscores the brand's "return to its roots" affordability showing significant increases in Jetta and Rabbit volume car lines, combined with gathering momentum in spirited niche models like Volkswagen GTI and Volkswagen Eos.

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. 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 Volkswagen Rabbit, Volkswagen New Beetle, Volkswagen New Beetle convertible, Volkswagen GTI, VW Jetta, Volkswagen GLI, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Passat wagon, Volkswagen Eos, and Volkswagen Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers.

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  VW-US Snapshot                                     YEAR-TO-DATE
                                                 June-07   June-06
                      June-07   June-06  Yr/Yr %   YTD       YTD   Yr/Yr %
                       Actual    Actual  change  Actual     Actual  change

New Beetle - Coupe      1,637    1,962   -16.6%    8,049    10,078  -20.1%
Convertible             1,489    1,814   -17.9%    7,129     8,700  -18.1%
  Total New Beetle      3,126    3,776   -17.2%   15,178    18,778  -19.2%
Jetta Sdn               9,804    8,600    14.0%   49,973    53,325   -6.3%
  Wgn                       -        1  -100.0%        -        20 -100.0%
  Total Jetta           9,804    8,601    14.0%   49,973    53,345   -6.3%
Eos                     1,431        -      N/A    6,625         -     N/A
Golf                        -      295  -100.0%       21     2,177  -99.0%
Rabbit                  3,134      831   277.1%   12,158       831 1363.1%
GTI                     1,562     1078    44.9%    7,770     8,082   -3.9%
R32                         -        -      N/A        -         -     N/A
  Total Golf/Rabbit/
   GTI/R32              4,696    2,204            19,949    11,090   79.9%
Passat Sdn              3,015    3,960   -23.9%   15,346    23,025  -33.4%
Wgn                       548      834   -34.3%    3,762     3,997   -5.9%
  Total Passat          3,563    4,794   -25.7%   19,108    27,022  -29.3%
Phaeton                     1       25   -96.0%       17       182  -90.7%
Touareg                   516      721   -28.4%    4,030     5,628  -28.4%
Tiguan                      -        -      N/A        -         -     N/A
  TOTAL                23,137   20,121    15.0%  114,880   116,045   -1.0%


Source: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
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