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2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - Four Seasons Update - March 2009

At the halfway point in our yearlong test, the VW is on a pace for about 30,000 miles, a benchmark most recently reached only by versatile SUVs and crossovers in our fleet, not sedans or sports cars.

Mileage to Date: 15,573
Months in Fleet: Six

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Volkswagen plans to start assembling light commercial vehicles (LCVs) at its Russian plant in the city of Kaluga in May, the company has said in a statement. Full story...

General Motors plans to challenge Volkswagen group in China by doubling its vehicle sales in the country to more than 2 million units by 2013, the Shanghai Securities News said on Thursday citing company executives. Full story...

Volkswagen AG is considering launching the Up minicar in the United States. "The Up could be in the future of the market here," VW of America CEO Stefan Jacoby said on Wednesday at the auto show here. Full story...

At the New York International Auto Show this morning, Volkswagen's new Golf was named the World Car of the Year by a panel of automotive journalists from Asia, Europe and North America. Full story...

TI Automotive Ltd., which does three-fourths of its business outside the United States, will supply fuel tanks and filler pipes for the mid-sized sedan that Volkswagen AG will build in Chattanooga, Tenn. TI Automotive's plant in Hartwell, Ga. Full story...

Volkswagen AG is considering selling its Up minicar brand in the United States, says Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. Full story...

Volkswagen AG could launch the Up! mini-car in the United States, the German automaker's U.S. CEO Stefan Jacoby said today. "Up! could be in the future of the market here," Jacoby said at the New York Auto Show. Full story...

Volkswagen AG is considering launching the Up minicar in the United States. "The Up could be in the future of the market here," VW of America CEO Stefan Jacoby said on Wednesday at the auto show here. Full story...

Volkswagen is capitalizing on the sleek new restyle of its 2010 Golf to launch a meaner-looking 2010 GTI. The high-performance variant built on the Golf platform just took the stage at the 2009 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), embodying the latest from the long-lived model that's found fame with enthusiasts after economical performance and fun-to-drive dynamics. Full story...

Volkswagen will overtake General Motors this year as the world's second largest automaker by volume, market research company RL Polk Germany has said. Full story...

Nissan, Land Rover and Volkswagen will receive 866 million euros ($1.2 billion) worth of loans to develop cleaner cars, the European Investment Bank said Wednesday. Full story...

As Volkswagen AG nears a decision on where its Up mini-car family will be built, sources close to CEO Martin Winterkorn say that the company's Bratislava plant in Slovakia will get the nod. Full story...

Volkswagen AG will overtake U.S. rival General Motors this year to become the world's second-largest automaker by volume, market research company R.L. Polk Germany said on Monday. Full story...

Volkswagen said on Monday that it does not plan to purchase assets from its majority shareholder Porsche Automobile SE to help fund Porsche's intended acquisition of a 75 percent stake in VW. Full story...

Volkswagen Canada unveiled its BlueMotionTechnologies brand at this year's Vancouver International Auto Show (VIAS) as part of its ongoing sustainability efforts, and confirmed that Hybrid power train technology would be offered in Canada under this new umbrella brand in the future. Full story...

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General Motors will be overtaken by Volkswagen AG this year and fall to the world's third-largest automaker by production volume, market research company R.L. Polk Germany said today. Full story...

General Motors will be overtaken by Volkswagen AG this year and fall to the world's third-largest automaker by production volume, market research company R.L. Polk Germany said today. Full story...

Volkswagen AG will overtake U.S. rival General Motors this year to become the world's second-largest automaker by volume, market research company R.L. Polk Germany said on Monday. Full story...