Volkswagen Reports August Sales Increase

Text from Volkswagen of America.
NEW JETTA AND NEW 2006 PASSAT LEAD THE WAY

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Volkswagen of America, Inc. reported August sales of 23,083, representing a 1.6% increase when compared to August 2004 sales of 22,724. August 2005 sales represent the best U.S. sales month in the past year.

Significant in the overall results were the sales of the all-new Jetta. With the introduction of the Jetta 2.0T and GLI models late in the month, customers could now select from the complete line of Jetta models and options.

The all-new Passat availability continues to improve as reflected in the sale of 2,982 units of the new model. The New Beetle convertible sales of 1, 869, representing a 19.4% increase over August 2004, continue to reflect the popularity of the model. Volkswagen said the sell-down of prior generation New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, Golf, GTI and 2005 Passat models continues as planned.

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.
AUGUST, 2005 SALES

VW-US Snapshot					---------- YEAR-TO-DATE ----------
		Aug-05 Actual	Aug-04 Actual	Yr/Yr % change	Aug-05 YTD Actual	Aug-04 YTD Actual	Yr/Yr % change
	New Beetle - Coupe	1,659	2,128	-22.0%	10,911	14,323	-23.8%
	- Convertible	1,869	1,565	19.4%	14,468	16,181	-10.6%
	Total New Beetle	3,528	3,693	-4.5%	25,379	30,504	-16.8%
	Jetta Sdn	10,104	7,353	37.4%	62,130	57,007	9.0%
	Wgn	173	1,164	-85.1%	3,721	6,157	-39.6%
	Total Jetta	10,277	8,517	20.7%	65,851	63,164	4.3%
	Cabrio	-	-	N/A	-	1	-100.0%
	Golf/GTI/R32	1,770	2,469	-28.3%	10,256	16,950	-39.5%
	Passat Sdn	4,846	4,260	13.8%	19,520	35,258	-44.6%
	Wgn	1,119	1,295	-13.6%	7,781	9,449	-17.7%
	Total Passat	5,965	5,555	7.4%	27,301	44,707	-38.9%
	Phaeton	61	76	-19.7%	559	1,015	-44.9%
	Touareg	1,482	2,414	-38.6%	11,994	18,112	-33.8%
	T4	-	-	N/A	-	205	-100.0%
	TOTAL	23,083	22,724	1.6%	141,340	174,658	-19.1%

July Sales Results