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TOP 5 GOOD AND BAD VOLKSWAGEN FACTS

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From: goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com

How many bijillion Type 1 Beetles did Volkswagen sell? The number has too many digits to actually find room for in this post. Oh, and how iconic is the VW symbol that sits on the grille and forms a mechanical part to open the hatch of VeeDub cars? Very.
But something went terribly wrong in the strategy Volkswagen set for America. VW, one of the world's largest automotive conglomerations (sitting near the top with Toyota, General Motors, and Ford Motor Company), rarely seems to be able to figure out which cars it needs to sell on this continent. The Golf, re-named the Rabbit for North American consumption, was offered to Europe for a year-and-a-half before we received it. Volkswagen's mid-size competitor for the Camry and Accord is priced to compete with higher-class vehicles; cars with which it can't rightfully compete. For a company that symbolizes to North Americans 'mass transportation' in a way that Tata soon will to India, it seems strange that they foisted upon us a barge of a luxury sedan that was neither handsome, sporty, or well-named. And then decided that we won't receive the hot new Scirocco.
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Volkswagens, at least in The Good Car Family, sit close to the heart. Every new VW that passes stirs up automotive desire in The Good Car Girl. Then a better car passes - a better car that's also cheaper and more reliable. Nevertheless, few would argue the merits of Volkswagen's cars and SUVs (Touareg, Tiguan, Jetta, Rabbit, GTI, Passat, Passat CC, New Beetle, Eos) and the joy they bring their few owners. Thus, below you will find the Top 5 Good Facts About Volkswagen and The Top 5 Bad Facts About Volkswagen - at present. Don't we all want the bad news first?
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TOP 5 BAD FACTS ABOUT VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA
5 - The United States Government's CAFE standard figures Volkswagen to be the 7th most fuel efficient conglomerate in America, behind Toyota; Honda; Hyundai; Kia; Subaru; and Nissan

4 - Honda's basic Accord is $3,630 less expensive than Volkswagen's basic Passat

3 - Over the first six months of this year, Volkswagen only had two months where sales improved compared to the same period of the year before (March and June) and in all of last year, Volkswagen sold just 230,571 cars in the States
2 - Hyundai sold more than twice as many cars in America during the month of June than did Volkswagen
1 - J.D. Power ranks Volkswagen as the 24th highest automaker in America in terms of Overall Quality

TOP 5 GOOD FACTS ABOUT VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA
5 - Volkswagen's GTI is a member of The Good 12 and VW avoided any cars becoming members of The Bad 8
4 - Volkswagen beat everybody to the North American diesel bandwagon - few model years have missed out on diesels for this continent - and the Jetta TDI Clean Diesel showdown at AutoEnergy proves VW's diesel worth
3 - Desires to sell 800,000 cars annually in the United States means the introduction of models like the Polo, likely before 2011
2 - 30 highway miles per gallon is one sub-theme of the excellent 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder, an engine featured in most Volkswagen models that generates 200 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque
1 - Last year Volkswagen sold more than 5,000,000 cars in over 100 countries, indicating that a renewed sense of urgency in America can indeed result in renewed success Representing a generation of first-time new car buyers, The Good Car Guy puts words to their thoughts and feelings. The Good Car Guy is a guy all about the good car. Advance the good car - dethrone the bad car.

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