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We all agreed the Sonata was a solid car, but we'd prefer the Passat TDI Photo by Hyundai USA.

Memorial Day weekend means many things to many people, but it universally signals the start of one summer tradition: road trips.

With a baby due very soon, Nilesh is after a second new addition to the family: a bigger car.

Volkswagen is celebrating the Memorial Day holiday weekend a little early, as the German automaker has announced it built the 250,000th Passat, which rolled off the assembly line at the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee.

Not that there isn't a long way still to go, but virtually every month statistics emerge to suggest the average fuel efficiency of vehicles in the U.S. has gone up another few fractions of a percent.

Seat has recently announced the launch of the new Leon generation in Mexico, as part of the carmaker's strategy of international growth.

The redesigned 2014 Subaru Forester won the Family Class category of Mudfest this year.

Can the coattails of Fast & Furious 6 and its young, devoted male fans give a boost to Dodge Dart sales? The Dart doesn't have a role in the action-thriller opening nationwide on Friday, but Dodge is betting a Fast & Furious -like commercial and other marketing ties with the movie will raise awareness for the compact car.

Another Skoda model - the Yeti - was second in the list compiled from owners' views by What Car? and market research company And another Skoda model - the Yeti - was second in the list compiled from owners' views by What Car? and market research company JD Power and Associates.

CBC has launched "CBC Music presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions," which will see CBC Radio 3 host Grant Lawrence travel cross-country behind the wheel of a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Fender Edition, interviewing bands and recording live performances.

General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet brand confirmed Thursday that it has started selling its first diesel passenger car in the U.S. since 1986 with its 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel - a vehicle it expects will serve as a halo for the Cruze nameplate and bring new buyers to the automaker's largest brand.

The car, produced in Volkswagen's LEED Platinum-certified factory, is Night Blue with black leather interior.

Challengers are few, including Mercedes-Benz and the new Mazda6, but Volkswagen has a long history of diesel-powered cars and a dedicated following.

New ThermoQuiet Ceramic Pads Also Available for Late-Model Mercedes and Volkswagen Applications Southfield, Michigan, May 23, 2013.Premium Wagner ThermoQuiet Ceramic brake pads from Federal-Mogul are the first replacement rear brake pads available in the aftermarket for 2013 Cadillac ATS models.

When the whole world is flowing forward, Audi is going backward, as already launched Q3 in diesel version last year and doing well with the same too, the German carmaker now rolled out the petrol avatar of that compact SUV in the spec of 2.0L TFSI petrol motor.

Al Nabooda Automobiles, the exclusive dealer for Volkswagen in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, is the first dealership in the Middle East market to receive the brand new Golf GTI at its showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Surrey Volkswagen retailer, Drift Bridge has collaborated with vehicle wrapping experts Creative FX, and vinyl suppliers, 3M, to transform the award-winning Mk7 Volkswagen Golf into a ground-breaking chrome wrapped version of the hot hatchback, attracting more than 40,000 YouTube hits in little over a month.

Skoda is going to discontinue the Skoda Fabia in the Indian market. The Fabia, which was once the premium hatchback will no longer continue to be sold, owing to losses made on the car.

Handout photo received from VW 2/16/2010. HERNDON, Va., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America, Inc.

While American consumers dozed fitfully in their suburban homes at the close of the 1960s, the country was quietly being invaded by foreign cars.