FIXED-PRICE SERVICING NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL VOLKSWAGEN MODELS

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Volkswagen is offering customers added peace of mind and the opportunity to save money with the expansion of its fixed-price service plan, which is now available on every model in the range.

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ESP NOW STANDARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE VOLKSWAGEN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AND PEOPLE MOVER RANGE

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BOTANY, AUSTRALIA – March 19, 2010: Volkswagen Group Australia is proud to announce that with the introduction of the new Transporter and People Mover Range, now the entire Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle and People Mover Range comes standard with Electronic Stabilisation Program (ESP).

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VOLKSWAGEN HONOURED AT 2010 FLEET NEWS AWARDS

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Volkswagen has won two key categories as well as the highly competitive company car title at this year’s Fleet News Awards, with the Polo being named ‘Best Supermini’ while the Golf picked up both the ‘Best Lower medium Car’ as well as the coveted ‘2010 Company Car of the Year’.

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AMS COMPARISON: VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO R VS SEAT LEON CUPRA R VS RENAULT MEGANE RS

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German motoring magazine, Auto Motor und Sport has compared the new Volkswagen Scirocco R with SEAT’s León CUPRA R and the Renault Mégane RS.

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THE NEW VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER, CARAVELLE AND MULTIVAN

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BOTANY, AUSTRALIA – March 18, 2010: The extensively perfected new edition of the Transporter, Caravelle and Multivan is on the starting grid right now. Referred to as T5 within the company, the range is even more frugal, clean and cultivated in the latest generation, and offers greater active driving enjoyment than ever before. Once again, the Volkswagen Transporter bestsellers from the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand are adopting the position of technological leadership in their particular segments.

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GOLF’S CROWN SLIPS AS GERMAN NEW CAR MARKET DECLINES

Dramatic evidence of the shifting fortunes of the car industry is revealed in latest figures from the world’s leading provider of automotive data and intelligence, JATO Dynamics, which show the effects on brands and European sales figures, of declining new car demand in Germany.

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SPECIAL EDITION – NEW VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE BLACKORANGE

BOTANY, AUSTRALIA – March 16, 2010: Volkswagen Group Australia is now offering a limited special edition of the New Beetle Range – the New Beetle BlackOrange.

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VOLKSWAGEN R GMBH IN THE STARTING BLOCKS

Wolfsburg, 16 March 2010 – The Volkswagen R GmbH will be the specialist for sporty exclusive models from Volkswagen in the future. Volkswagen AG has bundled the responsibilities and competencies for development, implementations and sales of individualised vehicle offers into Volkswagen R GmbH. For example, its portfolio includes the two new top models, the Scirocco R and the Golf R as well as the dynamic R Line design packages and luxurious Volkswagen Exclusive items.

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HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY TO THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR VAN

Production of the Volkswagen Transporter van officially started in March 1950 and during the 60 years since then it has become one of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ best-selling models globally, the number one imported van in the UK as well as one of the most iconic and popular vans in the world.

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QATAR AND VOLKSWAGEN AGREE TO INTENSIFY COOPERATION

Wolfsburg/Doha, 15 March 2010 – The Emirate of Qatar, the Volkswagen Group, Porsche Automobil Holding SE and the State of Lower Saxony wish to strengthen their cooperation, particularly in the fields of research, development and education.

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VOLKSWAGEN UNVEILS NEW POLO VIVO IN SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 15 March, 2010 — For the last 25 years the entry ticket to the Volkswagen brand was the much loved Citi Golf which retired in January 2010.

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NEW VOLKSWAGEN POLO GTI PROMO

Brand new promo from Volkswagen featuring the company’s recently unveiled 2011 Polo GTI model.

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ABT GOLF R

When ABT Sportsline deals with the VW Golf, the result is traditionally a compact super sports car. This is because the world’s largest tuner of vehicles from the Volkswagen group has given all generations of the successful Wolfsburg car an optical and technical boost.

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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMENDATION FOR VOLKSWAGEN’S TSI ENGINES

Wolfsburg, 08 March 2010 – Volkswagen’s TSI engines have been awarded the environmental commendation certified by TÜV Nord, following in the footsteps of the dual-clutch transmission DSG. The Life Cycle Assessment on which the commendation is based confirms that the TSI engines have significantly improved environmental characteristics compared with the predecessor models throughout their life cycle thanks to their smaller engine size and lower fuel consumption – while at the same time evidencing higher driving dynamics.

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iF DESIGN AWARD FOR THE VOLKSWAGEN POLO

Wolfsburg, 05 March 2010 – The new Polo has been awarded the coveted ‘gold’ iF product design award 2010 awarded. The 24-member international jury praised the designer fifth generation of the successful compact car, especially in relation to the excellent combination of interior and exterior design.

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