41 Total fee of the Group auditor

Under the provisions of the Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB – German Commercial Code), Volkswagen AG is obliged to disclose the total fee charged for the fiscal year by the Group auditor, Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs­gesellschaft (previous year: PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft).

The financial statement audit services related to the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and to the annual financial statements of German Group companies, as well as to reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and of the interim financial statements of German Group companies. Other assurance services mainly related to statutory and non-statutory audits as well as non-statutory assurance services for capital market transactions. Other services provided by the auditors in the reporting period focused on advice on how to implement new legal standards and advice on corporate governance matters. The tax advisory services provided by the auditors in the reporting period related primarily to assistance in the preparation of tax returns for employees on delegations abroad.