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Volkswagen unveils the Passat CC Exclusive

Der Sven — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:51:55 +0000

Volkswagen recently unveiled a luxury trim of the Passat CC tagged as the Exclusive.

The luxury trim of the vehicle gives buyers an interior made from two-tone high quality leather and an exterior finish in Moonlight Blue or Black Piano. The Moonlight Blue finish coming with a pearl-effect is only being offered for the buyers of the Passat CC Exclusive.

The leather will have the nougat and black theme with the stitches using a honey-like color to blend in. The door panels inside will also have the same leather material to exude luxury. The cabin is also given some chrome touches, ambient lighting, and illuminated strips to give the interior a lounge feel.

Those who might prefer to get the new Passat trim in Piano Black will be able to get it rolling on Chicago 18 inch rims.

The Exclusive can be acquired through all the engine variants of the Volkswagen Passat CC. The price for the package starts at 35, 225 Euros.

General Motors Makes Another 1B Payment!

Heather — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:08:04 +0000

If you have been paying attention to the news lately, then you probably know that GM last year was down the toilet and they actually had to take out a loan from the U.S government. Well, I can tell you for sure that, that loan was just that a … loan and the government is expecting payment and GM is coming through!

Payments are being made constantly and with the first quarter of the year coming to a close, GM is paying $192 million to Canada and of course one billion back to the United States. Another installment should be given on March 31st as well.

Personally, I think that GM is doing something good right now. They are getting things done and making up for their debts.

Toyota Recalling Nearly 700,000 Vehicles: Why?

Heather — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:12:39 +0000

When you think of Toyota – what is usually the first thing that you think about? Well, I usually think about quality, however – if you got yourself a brand new Toyota car that was China-made, you want to definitely return it. The reason? The door panel has definitely melted is the reason. While it is not your fault, if they are recalling all of the Toyota Camry’s that were China-made because of this problem, you should definitely return it!

While the fact that they are going to fix the problem for free might be great news for you, it is not for Toyota, for the customer service is already something that has went downhill, if they are skimping on quality as well and having to recall cars – it does not look good for this Japanese automaker.

The reason that the door panels melt is caused by excessive lubrication that was used during manufacturing, which can cause overheating and eventually melting.

Suzuki Alto Lapin: VW & Suzuki?

Heather — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:05:43 +0000

Just a short time ago, the VW chairman Ferdinand Piech was very interested in procuring a very small stake in Suzuki. While those rumors were denied by Suzuki, the rumors are once against surfacing again and the German magazine Manager Magazin, is actually the one that seems to have the inside scoop. It looks like Suzuki is actually thinking about going with a joint venture on a few models with VW, which is something I am very excited about.

The main reasons for the joint is because Suzuki is very fond of producing compact cars and as we all know, Volkswagen is the leader for small cars, with them remaking the VW Bug, so to me? This is a partnership made in heaven! Of course, there have been a lot of talks and conversations between the two automakers, nothing is finalized just yet.

However, the VW did go into a partnership with Porsche, so that could definitely secure them a spot for a partnership with Suzuki as well!