Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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Specifications for a 2012 Volkswagen Passat
November 9, 2011 – 12:16 am | No Comment
Specifications for a 2012 Volkswagen Passat

The 2012 Volkswagen Passat is a midsized front-wheel-drive sedan that was designed with the American driver in mind. Built at Volkswagen’s new, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the VW Passat is a five-passenger model …

Budget Passat Will Join Volkwagen Midsize Family
May 27, 2011 – 12:08 am | No Comment
Budget Passat Will Join Volkwagen Midsize Family

Herndon, Va. — Volkswagen of America, Inc., has announced pricing for its Tennessee-built 2012 Passat, an all-new model that will cost $7,000 less than the the 2010 VW Passat, the last generation model. With a …

Volkswagen Returns; Opens Tennessee Plant
May 25, 2011 – 2:46 am | One Comment
Volkswagen Returns; Opens Tennessee Plant

Chattanooga, Tenn. — The Volkswagen Group has made its manufacturing return to the United States, opening a factory in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Tuesday. The new plant, which will produce the midsize 2012 Volkswagen Passat sedan, …

Chattanooga Sedan Gets Volkswagen Passat Moniker
January 10, 2011 – 11:32 am | No Comment
Chattanooga Sedan Gets Volkswagen Passat Moniker

Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee automobile plant will be opening this year, tasked with building a special “Made for America” model. Speculation about what that new midsize sedan would look like and what name it would be …

Volkswagen Releases Teaser Sketch
October 30, 2009 – 12:28 am | 2 Comments
Volkswagen Releases Teaser Sketch

You have to love the fun folks at Volkswagen. Promising editors that a high resolution photo of its proposed new Chattanooga-made midsize sedan was available for downloading, eager journalists streamed over to the designated page …

Chattanooga Wins Volkswagen Plant Competition
July 16, 2008 – 3:01 am | 4 Comments
Chattanooga Wins Volkswagen Plant Competition

German automaker Volkswagen, who at one time had an automotive plant in Pennsylvania and then closed it, has decided on building an all-new plant in the US, selecting Chattanooga, Tennessee as the winning location. For …