Pune, April 19, 2011 – Volkswagen Group India achieved impressive sales growth of 256.7% by delivering 28,072 cars from January to March 2011 as compared to 7,871 cars during the same time period last year. “It has been a successful quarter where all three brands of Volkswagen Group India - Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen have seen great surge in their sales numbers. The constant gain in the market share reflects the fact that our customers appreciate our products. This reinforces our commitment to produce high quality products.” said Dr. John Chacko, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India and President & Managing Director, Volkswagen India Private Limited.

All three brands of the Group - Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen performed extremely well. Audi delivered a total of 1,611 cars this quarter as compared to 778 cars with a sales growth of 107.1% during the same time period last year. With the launches of the Audi A8 and the Audi R8 Spyder, Audi has surpassed the half year sales of 2010 in the first quarter of 2011. Skoda delivered 8,217 cars as compared to 5,394 cars with a sales growth of 52.3%. Volkswagen delivered 18,244 cars as compared to 1,699 cars with a sales growth of over 500 % during January to March 2011. This is majorly because, since its launch, the Polo and the Vento, they have taken the small car and the mid-size car segment by a storm.

Dr. Chacko further added, “The market share for the Volkswagen cars is on a growing trajectory and we have seen a phenomenal increase in the sales for Volkswagen passenger cars. In order to meet the high demand, we have recently introduced the third shift which is in line with our ramp up plans. We recently launched the new Passat to maintain a strong position in the high-end car segment.”

Volkswagen Group began 2011 on a successful note by winning a total of 32 awards at 9 Auto Awards ceremonies held during the last quarter. The Volkswagen Polo Won 7 Awards while the Volkswagen Vento won 7 Awards. The Skoda Yeti ruled the charts with 8 Awards while Audi won a total of 4 Awards amongst other awards won by the Group.

About Volkswagen Group India. With its headquarters in Pune, Maharashtra, the Volkswagen Group is represented by three brands in India: Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda. The Volkswagen Group is completing 10 years of its India journey which began with the entry of the Skoda brand in 2001, Audi brand and Volkswagen brand in 2007. Each brand has its own character and operates as an independent entity in the market. With 18 models in India and more than 160 dealerships, Volkswagen Group India is all set to capture the Indian market with the inauguration of the Pune plant which has an investment of Rs 3,800 crore (580 million Euros) and a production capacity of 130,000 cars annually.

Volkswagen Group India is a part of Volkswagen AG, which is globally represented by 9 brands- Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Scania, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge) and Volkswagen Passenger Cars.