Volkswagen Canada Increases Both Its Sales and Market Share in April 2009

AJAX, ONTARIO, May 01 (MARKET WIRE) --
Volkswagen Canada announced that it increased both its vehicle sales and
its market share for the month of April despite a Canadian passenger
vehicle market that fell 17.8% in April 2009 versus the same month in
2008. It sold 3,496 new vehicles to post a 3.4% increase in sales in
Canada against April 2008, and also raised its market share of the total
Canadian industry to 2.4% compared to 1.9% in the same time period last
year. The Volkswagen brand took 3.9% of the Canadian passenger car market
in April compared to 3.3% the previous year, as well as grew its SUV and
minivan sales by 465.3% during the month versus the same time period in
2008.

A number of recently introduced models continued to provide growth for
Volkswagen's sales in Canada. The multiple-award winning
BlueMotionTechnologies TDI Clean Diesel engine accelerated sales of both
the Jetta and Jetta Wagon models during the month, resulting in an
overall increase in sales of both models of 63.5% in April compared with
2008. The Volkswagen Tiguan compact SUV saw its sales hit a new high in
April. AJAC's 2009 Best New Family Car over $30,000, the Passat CC, also
had its best sales month ever.

Year-to-date April 2009, Volkswagen has delivered 10,266 new vehicles in
Canada and raised its overall share of the market to 2.4% over the first
four months of the year.

Volkswagen sales by model line for the month of April 2009 and full-year
2009 were:

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Volkswagen April 2009 Full-Year 2009
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City Golf 577 1,483
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City Jetta 209 766
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Rabbit 624 1,558
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GTI 88 196
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New Beetle 88 214
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Jetta 960 3,304
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Eos 110 239
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Passat 303 859
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Tiguan 428 1,157
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Routan 82 384
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Touareg 27 106
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TOTAL 3,496 10,266
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About Volkswagen Canada:

Founded in 1952, Volkswagen Canada is headquartered in Ajax, Ontario, and
is part of Volkswagen Group Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG
headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's
largest manufacturers of passenger vehicles and is Europe's largest
automotive manufacturer.

Volkswagen sells the City Golf, City Jetta, Rabbit, GTI, New Beetle, New
Beetle Convertible, Jetta Sedan, Jetta TDI Clean Diesel, GLI, Jetta
Wagon, Jetta Wagon TDI Clean Diesel, Eos, Passat Sedan, Passat CC, Passat
Wagon, Tiguan, Routan, Touareg, and Touareg TDI Clean Diesel through
nearly 130 independent Canadian Dealers.

Visit Volkswagen Canada online at www.vw.ca, and explore its
BlueMotionTechnologies at www.tdicurious.ca.

Contacts:
Volkswagen Canada
Peter Viney
(905) 428-5858
Peter.Viney@VW.ca
www.vw.ca

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