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Volkswagen Passat News Archives

Volkswagen Passat News Archives for May 2008

May 31, 2008 | Borneo Bulletin

Maju Motors to offer VW vehicles at reduced prices

Cars of mid-year sale promotions. - AZROL AZMI Enthusiasts of Volkswagen will have a special treat in June, as its main distributor Maju Motors Sdn Bhd is going to offer all VW vehicles at reduced prices until ...

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen R32, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Touareg, Volkswagen Golf

Fri May 30, 2008

Motor Trend

Thread of the Day: Manual vs. Automatic - the age old debate

We leave you this Memorial Day Weekend with a Thread of the Day by Djarum that revives the age old battle between the benefits of manual vs.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Autos

Wed May 28, 2008

Autoblog

VW Golf Cabrio returning in 2010, but Karmann won't build it

Posted May 23rd 2008 1:35PM by Noah Joseph Filed under: Convertibles , Plants/Manufacturing , Volkswagen VW Karmann Polo Cabrio: click to view in hi-res Emerging reports suggest that the next-generation ...

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Golf, Outsourcing, Audi, Audi A4

Mon May 26, 2008

Automotive

First Drive: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan

First, about that name: Tiguan is a blend of the German words for "tiger" and "iguana." Blame it on a contest involving a German automotive magazine's readers.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Touareg, Volkswagen GTI, Automakers

Sat May 24, 2008

Autoblog

Volkswagen unveils Passat R36 Variant Styling Study at Worthersee

Click above for high-res gallery of the VW R36 Variant Concept The Volkswagen and Audi crew are blowing up this year's Worthersee GTI meet in Worther Lake, Austria, first with the introduction of the A3 TDI ...

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Related Topix: Audi, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Touareg, Volkswagen GTI

Thu May 22, 2008

Business Standard

VW invites 10 German suppliers to Pune

Volkswagen, Europe's biggest vehicle manufacturer, is inviting as many as 10 of its German suppliers to build their manufacturing units around its proposed site in Pune in a bid to source the same quality of ...

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Related Topix: World News, India, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Touareg, Volkswagen Golf

Tue May 20, 2008

Sun-Journal

Guide helps drivers save gas

“Now people see that they can actually save $300 it they drive less aggressively on the highway or if they select the right kind of oil for the car”

Want to know the exact savings that your car can score from various energy-saving strategies? Take the Drive $marter Challenge that the Alliance to Save Energy launches Tuesday. via Sun-Journal

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz

Mon May 19, 2008

Motor Trend

First Drive: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan

First, about that name: Tiguan is a blend of the German words for "tiger" and "iguana." Blame it on a contest involving a German automotive magazine's readers. via Motor Trend

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Touareg, Volkswagen GTI, Autos

Sat May 17, 2008

Earth Times

Volkswagen plan for quarter-million US car plant advances

“So the small SUV is definitely not the way Porsche will be going.”

A plan by Volkswagen to set up a US car plant to make 250,000 cars a year is advancing, according to a German news report Saturday that was partly confirmed by a VW spokesman. via Earth Times

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, World News, Germany,

Thu May 15, 2008

Automotive News

Porsche denies U.S. Cayenne production

Porsche says it does not need to build its Cayenne SUV in North America and has no plans to do so. via Automotive News

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Related Topix: Porsche, Porsche Cayenne, World News, Germany, Volkswagen

Tue May 13, 2008

Edmunds.com News

Volkswagen Passat CC Starts at $41,100 in U.K.

Volkswagen officially announced that prices for the U.K. edition of its new Passat CC "quad coupe" will start at the equivalent of $41,100 and range up to $60,800. The car goes on sale later this week and will ... via Edmunds.com News

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Related Topix: Volkswagen

Automotive News

VW could build Porsches in U.S.

“When we discuss whether to build the [VW] Touareg and [Audi] Q7 in the USA, we also talk about the Cayenne”

Volkswagen could build Porsche's Cayenne SUV at its new U.S. plant. The German business newspaper Handelsblatt today reported that VW could build Porsche's premium SUV in a new factory it plans to open in the ... via Automotive News

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Related Topix: Porsche Cayenne, Porsche, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Touareg

Mon May 12, 2008

Kicking Tires

Question of the Day: Which Car Has Better Gas Mileage, the 2008 Honda ...

Question of the Day: Which Car Has Better Gas Mileage, the 2008 Honda Accord or the 2008 Volkswagen Passat? It seems like such an easy question: Just look up the fuel economy ratings and give me the numbers, ... via Kicking Tires

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Related Topix: Honda, Honda Accord, Volkswagen

Sat May 10, 2008

The Sun Online

Drive for miles & miles

IT'S been some week for the blues - Rangers made the UEFA Cup Final, Boris Johnson won the London Mayor vote, hey, even the sky's been blue. via The Sun Online

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Golf

Thu May 08, 2008

Forbes Autos

Rise of the Parking Robots

“If you're in Manhattan and you have to parallel park on the street, that might be helpful, but in the suburbs you don't parallel park a lot.”

This video shows how Volkswagen's new self-parking system guides a vehicle into a parking spot with the driver standing outside the vehicle. via Forbes Autos

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots, Volkswagen

Tue May 06, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Gas Prices Fuel Interest In Ride Boards

“There's a huge waste of money in having four or five vehicles traveling the same daily route carrying only one person”

Here's what caused Crystal Guillen to make a bold change in her life: spending $350 a month on gas and tolls for her daily commute to MacDill Air Force Base. via Tampa Bay Online

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Related Topix: Volkswagen

Mon May 05, 2008

Autoblog

Rendered speculation: 2011 Passat

The rendering specialists at AutoBild have come up with images of the next Passat. via Autoblog

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Autos

Sat May 03, 2008

The Belfast Telegraph

Road Test: Volkswagen Passat CC

The Passat CC is Volkswagen's dishy new coupe version of the dull as dishwater saloon. via The Belfast Telegraph

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Related Topix: Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen

Thu May 01, 2008

Auto Blog

The self-parking Passat

Meet the world's first car that parks itself! Volkswagen's advanced Park Assist Vision lets drivers select an available space using their sat-nav screen. via Auto Blog

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Related Topix: Volkswagen

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