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, EY GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.

The financial statement audit services mainly related to the audit of the consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and of 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, and to non-statutory assurance services, including the audit of sustainability reports.