Posted August 29, 2008

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee -- Hans-Herbert Jagla, 55, currently human resources director at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, will assume responsibility for human resources at the new Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, effective September 1, 2008.

Jagla joined the Volkswagen Group in 1979. He was responsible for personnel planning concepts in Wolfsburg before moving to head personnel development at the Autoeuropa plant in Portugal in 1992. He transferred to Volkswagen Coaching in 1994, where he was head of central services and projects and managed the Wolfsburg office from 1998 to 2001. He subsequently held the post of head of human resources at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in Hanover.

Jagla has been human resources director with responsibility for Group and brand staff at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg since 2006.

About Volkswagen Group of  America, Inc.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, the world's fourth largest automaker and the largest carmaker in Europe. It houses the U.S. operations of a worldwide family of distinguished and exciting brands including Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Volkswagen, as well as VW Credit, Inc. Founded in 1955, the company's headquarters are in Herndon, Va. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced in July that it would build a plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Volkswagen Group of America brings to the U.S. vehicles that marry the science of engineering and the art of styling, with the goal of offering attractive, safe, and environmentally sound automobiles that are competitive and set world standards in their respective classes.

The company has approximately 2,500 employees in the United States and sells its vehicles through an 800-strong dealer network. With increasing popularity for its brands in the U.S., the company has set the goal of reaching one million car sales in the country by 2018.
 
For more information, visit www.volkswagengroupamerica.com.or contact Jill Bratina 202-957-0715, jill.bratina@vw.com