
Volkswagen is developing a 10-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission to boost fuel efficiency in future models, the automaker's development boss said this week.
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Volkswagen's e-Golf plug-in electric compact car will arrive at dealer lots in the fourth quarter of 2014 as the automaker's first fully electric vehicle offered in the U.S.
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In 2013, the leasing industry in China was affected by the introduction of the value-added tax (VAT) system in the most developed regions of the country, starting with Shanghai in January 2013 and followed in the second half of the year by Beijing, Tianjin, and five other provinces.
Read More →Although not included with the 2015 e-Golf hatchback, wireless charging could be an available technology once the 2017 electric models hit the showroom floor.
Read More →It comes as no surprise to learn that the Volkswagen Passat TDI clean diesel has become a top fleet vehicle for the automaker, when you discover its nearly 700-mile range on a single take of fuel.
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Volkswagen's Passat TDI, which was first introduced for the 2012 model year, offers an affordable mid-size sedan with a 2.0L four-cylinder diesel engine with excellent fuel economy (an EPA-rated 40 mph highway) and a range of well over 600 miles from the more than 18-gallon tank. The Passat is now VW's top fleet vehicle. View our photo gallery of the 2014 Passat TDI, and read our driving impressions blog post here. Photos by Vince Taroc.
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The affected vehicles are 2014 model-year Jettas, Beetles, Beetle Convertibles and Passats.
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The 2015 Jetta gets the 2.0L four-cylinder TDI EA288 engine announced in March that offers improved fuel economy and slight bump in performance. The engine is expected to give 45 miles per gallon highway.
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Volkswagen has informed its dealers to stop selling approximately 25,000 vehicles equipped with its 1.8L inline four and automatic transmission to repair an oil leak.
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Volkswagen of America has hired Debbie Struna, Rite Aid's fleet manager, as its fleet account manager for the Pacific Region and promoted Martin Kiel to the role of national fleet sales manager.
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