The 25,000th Phaeton was built in early September 2006, half of all Phaetons are sold in Germany, (13,108 upto November 2006).
The Chancellor of Germany, the Prime Minster of Portugal, the Pope and North Korean Officials are all chauffeured in Phaetons.
Pope Benedict XVI was given a new Phaeton W12 by Volkswagen in October 2006.
The Government of Hong Kong replaced its E38 BMW 7 Series fleet with 35 Phaetons in October 2006.
Former Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schröder received the very first Phaeton in 2002, when he opened the factory in which the cars are built. His first use of the car was at the World Trade Conference in New York in 2002.
Taiwan’s leading motoring magazine, "Car Magazine" [1]" crowned the Volkswagen Phaeton "Taiwan’s best luxury sedan" in its tenth edition Automotive Buyer’s Guide 2005.