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  • VW’s greener Passat

    Jan 01
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    The 2012 Volkswagen Passat, a close sibling of the resigned Jetta in 2011 but larger and with a substantially lower price than last year’s model, was unveiled at the Detroit auto show.

    The vast changes will include a transfer of manufacturing locations to the new U.S. VW plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.

    The new Passat is VW’s latest attempt to infiltrate the former dominance in the midsize family sedan market shared by the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.

    In addition to its U.S. production, Volkswagen has dropped the Passat’s starting prices to around $20,000, about $7,000 less than the previous model.

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