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11 hrs ago | The Auto Channel

2013 Volkswagen Passat SEL Premium TDI Review By Thom Cannell

Volkswagen, plus their sibling Audi, deliver a wide array of diesel powered cars, SUVs, and CUVs to its US customers with just two engines.

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Related Topix: Wagon, Volkswagen, Sedan, Coupe, Volkswagen GTI, Hatchback, Audi S6, Audi

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Edmunds.com

2013 Volkswagen Passat Tdi Sel Premium: Track Tested

Edmunds tests hundreds of vehicles a year. Cars, trucks, SUVs, we run them all, and the numbers always tell a story.

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Related Topix: Wagon, Volkswagen, Sedan

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Plymouth Evening Herald

CC = Class and Confidence

THE Volkswagen CC shrugs off the workaday Passat identity and steps into the limelight with even more confidence.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen CC, Volkswagen, Sedan, Wagon

WHIO

Diesel cars: Gaining popularity with improvements

Diesel engines today meet the same emissions standards as gasoline vehicles. Improvements in fuel injection and electronic engine control technologies have increased power and fuel efficiency.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta, SUV, Coupe, Wagon, Hybrid, Volkswagen Touareg, Sedan, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet, Jeep, Jeep Grand Cherokee

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Automotive News

Peugeot, Seat, Ford push LED headlamps into European mass market

Once only seen in Europe on supercars, full-LED front headlamps are moving into the compact segment on models such as the new Peugeot 308.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Convertible, Audi R8, Audi, Wagon, Volkswagen, Sedan, Audi A3

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Motor Trend

Honda Civic, Kia Rio Win Tow Car Awards in U.K.

If you need any more evidence that the automotive cultures are different between Europe and the U.S. you need look no further at the list of winners of the 2013 Tow Car Awards, conducted collaboratively between Practical Caravan and What Car? Magazines for the U.K.'s Camping and Caravanning Club.

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Related Topix: Honda Civic, Coupe, Kia Rio, Wagon, Hybrid, Honda, Hatchback, Kia, Sedan, Mazda, Mazda 6, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta, Autos

Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Chronicle Herald

Nissan Sentra fits in at high school parking lot

A late-model Jeep pulls into the high school parking lot, pulsating with attitude, beat-heavy hiphop blasting from the open windows, bass cannons vibrating the earth.

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Related Topix: Nissan, Nissan Sentra, Coupe, Wagon, Hatchback, Sedan, Pontiac, Honda Civic, Honda, Hybrid, Pontiac G6, Volkswagen

CanadianDriver

Buyer's Guide: 2013 Volkswagen Passat

All new last year, this North American-developed and -built Passat dives into the deep end of the mid-size family sedan pool with competitive pricing, conservative styling, and a bigger footprint.

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Related Topix: Wagon, Volkswagen, Sedan

Reuters

VW car recalls show hazards of rapid growth: analysts

VW, which sells 60 percent of vehicles outside its core European market, said on Wednesday it will pull 26,000 cars off the roads in Australia, the third straight month VW has had to recall models after similar steps in China, Singapore and Japan.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Wagon, Volkswagen, Hatchback, Sedan, Volkswagen Golf, World News, Germany

Customer Interaction Solutions

Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant sets new environmental standard with 'Think Blue' program

In the paint shop at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant, tall robotic arms coat the metal frames of Passat after Passat in white, gold, black and tan.

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Related Topix: Chattanooga, TN, Wagon, Volkswagen, Sedan, Science / Technology, Robots, Energy

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Stuff.co.nz

VW, Skoda, Audi issue DSG recall for NZ

Volkswagen in New Zealand has instituted a recall of more than 2500 Volkwagen cars following recall reports from China, Japan, Europe, the US and most recently Australia.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Volkswagen, Hatchback, Volkswagen Golf, Wagon, Hybrid, Volkswagen Jetta, Sedan, Volkswagen GTI, Volkswagen R32, Audi A3, Audi

Business Times

VW, Audi recall cars in Australia

SYDNEY: German auto giant Volkswagen yesterday recalled nearly 26,000 vehicles in Australia and Audi followed suit with 6,000 cars due to a gearbox problem that could cause a loss of power while driving.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Volkswagen, Hatchback, Volkswagen Golf, Wagon, Hybrid, Volkswagen Jetta, Sedan

AdelaideNow...

Audi to follow Volkswagen on car recall

AUDI will recall more than 6000 hatchbacks due to the same gearbox safety concerns that prompted its parent company Volkswagen to announce a recall of almost 26,000 vehicles.

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Related Topix: Audi A3, Wagon, Audi, Sedan, Coupe, Hybrid, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta

Tue Jun 11, 2013

International Business Times

Uproar On Safety Issues Forces VolksWagen To Recall 26,000 Units In Australia

The move is being enforced following customers' uproar on safety issues particularly on the vehicles' direct-shift gearbox .

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Related Topix: Coupe, Volkswagen, Hatchback, Volkswagen Golf, Wagon, Hybrid, Volkswagen Jetta, Sedan

GreenCarReports

Volkswagen Passat TDI Aims For 68 MPG On U.S. Road Trip

Antony is an automotive obsessive: Whether it drives, sits there looking pretty or intrigues from afar, he'll talk and write about it.

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Related Topix: Wagon, Volkswagen, Sedan, World Records

AdelaideNow...

Recall for 25,000 Aussie Volkswagens

The vehicles affected were built between June 2008 and September 2011 and include the Golf hatchback, the Jetta sedan, the Polo hatchback, the Passat sedan and wagon and the Caddy van.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Coupe, Hatchback, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Wagon, Hybrid, Sedan, Science / Technology, Space

Mon Jun 10, 2013

Autoblog

Official: VW Passat TDI Clean Diesel en route to new Lower 48 mpg record

Here's the thing: it takes a lot of practice to drive like a true hypermiler. The 2013 VW Passat TDI Clean Diesel with a manual transmission, for example, has an EPA estimated 31 city/43 highway mile per gallon rating.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Wagon, Sedan, Audi, Audi 100, Ford F-150, Ford, Truck, Herndon, VA, Volkswagen Jetta, Coupe, Hybrid, Social Software

Sun Jun 09, 2013

Cleveland Daily Banner

UTK study: Volkswagen adds millions to area economy

A University of Tennessee research study released last week showed local incomes and tax revenues had been increased by millions of dollars since Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant opened for production.

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Related Topix: Wagon, Volkswagen, Sedan, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, 9, Hamilton County, TN

Fri Jun 07, 2013

Nooga.com

Volkswagen Passat TDI attempts world record

Leaders with Volkswagen America announced Friday that they will use the locally made TDI Passat to try for a Guinness World Records achievement.

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Related Topix: Wagon, Volkswagen, Sedan

Prince Albert Daily Herald

2013 Volkswagen CC R-Line Road Test Review

On first impression the Volkswagen CC does not look like a VW, but a much more expensive upscale German rival from the likes of Mercedes or BMW, especially after its recent mid-cycle refresh.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen CC, Volkswagen, Sedan, Motorcycles, BMW Motorcycle, BMW R, BMW Dirt Bike, Dirt Bikes, Wagon, Volkswagen Phaeton

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