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  • VW Chattanooga plant

    While many Americans are struggling to make ends meet during the current financial crisis, the people of Chattanooga, Tennessee, have a brighter outlook thanks to the construction of a new Volkswagen plant that will help boost local employment. Production isn’t scheduled to start at the plant until 2011, but the $1 billion facility is already gearing up to receive its first visitors with a $250,000 temporary tourist center set to open by the middle of the year. The tourist center will show-off the design of the new plant while it’s being constructed and will be replaced by a...

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    Preview: Skoda Superb station wagon

    Volkswagen-owned Skoda doesn't get much press in the U.S. but over in Central and Eastern Europe it is one of the most popular automotive brands. Having launched new versions of its mainstream Octavia and Superb sedans in the past year, the company last week took the covers if its all-new Yeti...

  • 2008 Volkswagen Passat TSI EcoFuel
    Volkswagen unveils Passat TSI EcoFuel sedan concept

    Volkswagen has released a sedan variant of its previous Passat TSI EcoFuel wagon concept, showcasing the vehicle at this week's Bologna Motor Show. Capable of using either petrol or natural gas for power, the EcoFuel vehicles are powered by a 1.4L TSI engine with around 150hp (112kW). The engine...

  • Shangai-Volkswagen Passat Lingyu
    Shanghai-Volkswagen to showcase hydrogen fuel-cell Passat Lingyu at L.A. Auto Show

    Volkswagen’s partnership with Shangai Auto to build cars and develop new technology together will be showing off the fruits of its labor at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, with the unveiling of a hydrogen fuel cell powered Passat Lingyu sedan. The Passat Lingyu has been built by the...

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    Volkswagen's BlueMotion II concept the most fuel efficient Passat ever

    For the next week or so, the Paris Motor Show will be playing host to some of the most fuel-efficient cars in the world. While the Passat BlueMotion II may not be at the sharp end of the rankings, it's certainly in the thick of things at 57.3mpg (4.1L/100km), and it's the most efficient Passat...

  • VW showing range of aero kits at German industry show
    VW showing range of aero kits at German industry show

    The Automechanika show traces its history back to 1971, when it began as an industry trade fair. Since then the car manufacturers themselves have joined in to show off cutting edge features and new accessories and equipment. Volkswagen will be taking advantage of the show to offer a range of new...

  • VW planning more models for U.S. production

    Volkswagen is just days away from naming the location for its new U.S. plant, most likely to be in Huntsville, Alabama, which is expected to open in late 2010 with a capacity of 200,000 to 250,000 vehicles. While there have been reports that VW is planning to build two new sedan models at the site, one based on the Jetta and the other based on the Passat. Automotive News is now reporting that the second sedan could be a cheaper replacement for the Passat, and would likely be developed primarily for the North American market. The sedan would be larger than the Passat so it could compete with...

  • VW Scirocco, Golf TDI Hybrid and Passat EcoFuel debuting in Geneva
    VW Scirocco, Golf TDI Hybrid and Passat EcoFuel debuting in Geneva

    Official images of the new Scirocco have been leaked, which you can view by clicking here. Volkswagen has a number of new models set to be unveiled at next week’s Geneva Motor Show, namely the production Scirocco hatch (pictured above is the Iroc concept) and Golf TDI Hybrid concept, but it...

  • GM and Carnegie Mellon win DARPA driverless challenge
    GM and Carnegie Mellon win DARPA driverless challenge

    If you’re unfamiliar with the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Urban Challenge, it’s basically a competition between vehicles that drive themselves in a mock urban environment. This year’s event, which lasted more than six hours, took place at California’s...

  • Volkswagen's frugal Passat BlueMotion
    Volkswagen's frugal Passat BlueMotion

    We recently reported that VW would be releasing the Passat BlueMotion at Geneva, and they’ve now released the final details. The first BlueMotion model was the Polo in the summer of 2006, which went on to sell better than expected. The new Passat BlueMotion achieves an average fuel economical...

  • Passat BlueMotion to be launched in Geneva
    Passat BlueMotion to be launched in Geneva

    Volkswagen will unveil its new Passat BlueMotion at the Geneva Motor Show in March, with sales of the clean-diesel to start in the second half of this year. BlueMotion is the label VW gives to the most fuel-efficient vehicle it offers in a model segment. Its Polo BlueMotion burns just 3.9L of fuel...

  • Passat R36 edges closer
    Passat R36 edges closer

    We finally have images of the production version of the upcoming Passat R36 from Volkswagen. From the images, it's clear that the new car shares the same front end styling with the smaller R32 Golf and will come in both sedan and estate versions. Sources state that the R36 will run an enhanced...

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