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...Power and Associates, an automotive consulting firm, American consumers ranked VW-brand cars fifth from last (of 37 nameplates), ahead of only Suzuki, Daewoo, Land Rover and Kia. The influential independent magazine Consumer Reports, which recommended three VW models in the late 1990s, now only keeps the Passat on its list of recommended cars. That's quite a tumble for Europe's largest automaker, which employs 332,800 people worldwide and manufactures some 5 million units a year, including the brands Audi, Bugatti, Seat and Skoda. Those quality issues are also raising concerns about VW's hold over the North...
...When the Passat was introduced as a family car, for instance, the commercial clips showed adults grappling with the difficulties of family and children...
...called platforms - mainly common engines and drive trains - on a wide number of models, thus saving money on research and development. But many analysts have warned that the company may be taking the process too far, so that the cars are starting to look alike. "With the Volkswagen Passat and Audi A4 in some European markets, people know they can get a cheaper car that's bigger by buying the Passat," says Gregory Melich, auto-industry analyst at Morgan Stanley in London...
With a growing fleet of Honda Civics and trendy Volkswagen Jettas, Beetles, Golfs and Passat Wagons (perfect fit for the futon), this is a company with high hopes of meeting the transportation needs of every urban dweller by supplementing the subway and bus systems. The rental group plans to expand its operations to New York City in the near future and eventually create its vision of utopia: cities with few privately owned vehicles...
...consider trading in that gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicle for a more fuel-efficient model--perhaps the 1999 Honda Civic, which gets around 35 m.p.g. and was cited as the best "green" vehicle in the new Consumer Reports annual automotive survey. As an alternative, you could choose the Volkswagen Passat, named the best family sedan; the Mazda Protege, the favorite small sedan; or the Subaru Forester, the best small...