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Volkswagen Sales Up 11.3 Percent

1 June 2000

Volkswagen Sales Up 11.3 Percent - Best May Since 1973 - Best Jetta and Passat May Ever

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 1 Volkswagen of America, Inc.
today reported its best May sales in 27 years and best month overall since
1979.
    In May, Volkswagen sold 33,074 new cars in the U.S., which represents an
11.3 percent increase over last year's mark of 29,704.  Not since 1973 has
Volkswagen enjoyed May sales of this magnitude.
    For the year, Volkswagen is well ahead of last year's brisk pace.  Year-
to-date, the German automaker has sold 146,241 new cars in the U.S., up 22
percent from the same period in 1999 when sales were 119,855.
    May represented another milestone for Volkswagen's best-selling Jetta
model, which enjoyed sales of 13,156 versus 1999's mark of 12,245, an increase
of 7.4 percent.  It marks the best May in the model's 20-year sales history.
    Volkswagen's award-winning Passat sedan and wagon recorded its best May
and second-best month overall with sales of 8,186, an increase of 19.3 percent
over last year's 6,861.
    Volkswagen's popular New Beetle also broke a May sales record with a total
of 7,320, up 3.5 percent from last year's mark of 7,071.
    Summer sales of the German automaker's convertible offering, the
Volkswagen Cabrio, are off to a hot start.  With sales of 1,612, the Cabrio
posted a May record, representing an increase of 23.8 percent from 1999's
figure of 1,302.