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Wolfsburg, July 24, 2009 – At its extraordinary meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft endorsed the creation of an integrated automotive group with Porsche under the leadership of Volkswagen. The Volkswagen Board of Management will now begin talks with the newly-nominated representatives of Porsche to jointly draw up a final concept to achieve this goal. At the same time, a comprehensive auditing and assessment process will be initiated as the prerequisite for signing an agreement on the principles relating to the combination of the two companies.

Group sales and marketing Chief Wittig: “Running to plan, but major effort needed in the second half”

Wolfsburg, July 24, 2009 – The Volkswagen Group extended its global market share in the first six months of 2009. In a difficult economic environment, Europe’s largest automaker increased its share of the world passenger car market from January to June to 12.0 (1st half year 2008: 9.9) percent.

Mumbai, July 9, 2009 – With a view to expand its commitment to the Indian market Volkswagen Group today has launched its first Logistics Service Facility which is provided by SkodaAuto India Private Limited at its Aurangabad plant. On the basis of a facility for Skoda spare parts the expansion to a Volkswagen Group facility for the brands Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen has been conceptualized and set up in a record period of 4 months. The total investment of this expansion is of over Rs. 13.6 Crores (2 Million Euros).

Aims at widening its customer base in the city

Bangalore, June 11 2009 – Volkswagen India today announced the appointment of Volkswagen Palace Cross as its authorized dealer in Bangalore.

The announcement came at a time when the company is witnessing an upsurge in demand from across the country and its plant at Chakan, Pune is ready for manufacturing ahead of its schedule.

Volkswagen brand deliveries increase by 1.3 percent

Wolfsburg, May 19, 2009 – The Volkswagen Group has again developed noticeably better than the global automotive market. In an overall market down by approximately 20 percent, the Group delivered 541,600 vehicles (April 2008: 568,100; -4.7 percent). “With our Group’s attractive model range we have largely been able to buck the trend and are on target with these figures,” Detlef Wittig, Executive Vice President, Group Sales and Marketing, commented in Wolfsburg on Monday. With conditions remaining difficult, the Volkswagen brand even sold more vehicles in April. Compared with the same month in 2008, the core brand delivered 339,500 passenger cars (335,100), a rise of 1.3 percent.

Global growth strategy extended to ASEAN region

Wolfsburg / Jakarta, May 11, 2009 – Volkswagen AG is expanding its commitment in Southeast Asia as part of its 2018 growth strategy. In cooperation with the Indonesian partner company “Indomobil”, local vehicle assembly operations are to be set up as a first step towards the longterm development of ASEAN markets. An agreement on assembling Volkswagen models in the capital city of Jakarta has already been signed.

Paris/Wolfsburg – April 23, 2009. Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, was named “Man of the Year 2008” by a jury of 38 representatives from France’s most eminent media in Paris on April 16.

Largest investment by German company to date in Indian growth market – maximum annual production capacity of 110,000 vehicles.

Wolfsburg / Pune – March 31, 2009. The Governor of Maharashtra State in Western India, Shri. S. C. Jamir, and Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft with responsibility for ‘Group Production’, officially opened the new Volkswagen Group’s plant in India on Tuesday in the presence of some 500 international guests. For Volkswagen, the new production facility in Pune is a major stepping stone towards achieving its ambitious growth targets on the Indian subcontinent.

Wolfsburg, March 3, 2009 – Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft today issued an adhoc announcement on its key financial data for the 2008 fiscal year. With a 4.5 percent increase in sales revenue to EUR 113.8 billion, the Group’s operating profit rose by 3.0 percent to EUR 6.3 billion. “We met our target and surpassed our record results for 2007 even though conditions were tougher,” the Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, said in Wolfsburg on Monday.

Mumbai, February 25th, 2009 – Castrol India Ltd. and Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd. have entered into a strategic partnership for supply of high performance lubricants. Under the agreement, as Volkswagen’s co-engineering partners, all Volkswagen cars sold in India will be pre-filled with Castrol lubricants. Castrol will also supply best in class engine oils, Castrol Magnatec Professional and Castrol SLX Professional Powerflo LongLife III, for exclusive service fill to all Volkswagen dealers in India.

Mumbai, 23rd February 2009 - The Volkswagen Group, once again, walked away with some of the most prestigious awards at the leading Indian automotive show, NDTV Car & Bike Awards 2009, at a glittering award function held in Mumbai on Friday evening. The Audi A4 received the honour for the Premium Car of the Year, the Skoda Fabia won the Active Small Car of the Year and the Volkswagen Jetta bagged the Executive Car of the Year.

Mumbai (India), July 16, 2008. Volkswagen India today announced the launch of one of the brand’s globally successful model, Jetta in India at a spectacular ceremony. The Jetta sedan which is being assembled locally at the Volkswagen Group’s Aurangabad plant will be available in India in three variants and two engines – Jetta 1.6L Petrol engine with a 5-speed manual gearbox and the exceptionally torque-strong 1.9L TDI with a strong turbo-diesel engine and the option of 5-speed manual transmission or 6-speed SG automatic transmission. The prices ex-showroom Delhi of the Jetta 1.6L Petrol Trendline is Rs 12.97 lakh and the 1.9L Diesel Trendline is Rs 14.22 lakh. The top of the line 1.9L Diesel Comfortline with DSG Automatic transmission is priced at Rs. 16.67 lakh. It will be available in several eye-catching colors like campanella white, red spice, reflex silver, platinum grey and deep black in India.

Mumbai (India), July 14, 2008 – The Volkswagen Group, Europe’s leading automobile manufacturer registered an impressive 69 percent growth in sales in India between January to June 2008, a marked increase over projected figures. The three group brands- Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen together delivered 10,366 cars to customers in India in the last six months as against 6,131 cars sold last year in the corresponding period. In view of the robust sales, the Volkswagen Group has forecasted an annual sales figure of 20,000 cars for the period January to December 2008.

Wolfsburg, 30th June 2008 – Christian Klingler (39) will be appointed Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand as of 1st August. He will be responsible for Sales, Marketing und After Sales.

The Passat was unveiled in September in an extraordinary event themed “Indian spirit meets German excellence”- a coming together of two cultures: Volkswagen and India.

Volkswagen issued with certificate for innovative, environmentally sound strategy from Federal Motor Transport Authority.

Volkswagen hosted its 1st Suppliers Conference in Mumbai, India. About 250 suppliers from India and abroad followed the invitation to a one-day meeting with members of the Volkswagen Group.