Volkswagen of America Reports April 2008 Sales

Volkswagen's April 2008 Sales Up Over Last Year and Best Volkswagen Eos Sales Month Ever

HERNDON, Va., May 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced April 2008 sales of 19,415 units, a 1.7 percent increase over the April 2007 sales of 19,086 vehicles. On a year-to-date basis, 2008 Volkswagen sales are 0.8 percent ahead of 2007 sales through April.

A sign that spring is definitely in the air is Volkswagen's innovative coupe-convertible-sunroof Volkswagen Eos posted its best sales month ever with sales of 1,663 units, representing a 45.6 percent increase over April 2007.

The Passat also recorded a strong sales month with sales of 3,045 units, representing an increase of 10.2 percent over April 2007.

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 Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon, Eos, and Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com .

  VW-US Snapshot                              -------- YEAR-TO-DATE --------

                      April-   April-           April-08  April-07
                       08       07      Yr/Yr %   YTD       YTD      Yr/Yr %
                      Actual   Actual   change   Actual    Actual    change

  New Beetle - Coupe  1,585    1,478     7.2%    4,700     4,739     -0.8%
   - Convertible      1,218    1,225    -0.6%    3,503     4,140    -15.4%
       Total New
        Beetle        2,803    2,703     3.7%    8,203     8,879     -7.6%

  Jetta Sdn           7,171    8,234   -12.9%   29,112    29,798     -2.3%
    SportWagen            -        -     0.0%        -         -
      Total Jetta     7,171    8,234   -12.9%   29,112    29,798     -2.3%
  Eos                 1,663    1,142    45.6%    4,827     3,703     30.4%
  Golf                    -        -     N/A         -        19   -100.0%
  Rabbit              1,809    1,932    -6.4%    6,860     6,524      5.2%
  GTI                 1,173    1,165     0.7%    3,943     4,853    -18.8%
  R32                   399        -     N/A     1,603         -      N/A
      Total Golf/
       Rabbit/GTI/
       R32            3,381    3,097            12,406    11,396      8.9%
  Passat Sdn          3,045    2,762    10.2%   10,342     9,758      6.0%
    Wgn                 628      677    -7.2%    2,245     2,671    -15.9%
      Total Passat    3,673    3,439     6.8%   12,587    12,429      1.3%
  Phaeton                 -        3  -100.0%        -        12   -100.0%
  Touareg               724      468    54.7%    2,835     3,201    -11.4%
  Tiguan                  -        -     N/A         -         -      N/A

        TOTAL        19,415   19,086     1.7%   69,970    69,418      0.8%

Source: Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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