Volkswagen of America today delivered the first Chattanooga-made customer-purchased 2012 Passat to a San Jose, Calif., man.
Matt Duchesne took delivery of a clean diesel version of the midsize sedan.
“We are very excited to share this seminal moment for Volkswagen in America with Mr. Duchesne. It is the fulfillment of our promise to the U.S. market that we can deliver a German-engineered car with American sensibilities at an affordable price,” said Marc Trahan, executive vice president of group quality at Volkswagen of America.
Duchesne had previously ordered the all-new Passat TDI SEL model. VW is to begin selling the vehicles off of dealer lots later this month.
For full story, see Tuesday’s Times Free Press.
Mike Pare, the deputy Business editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has worked at the paper for 27 years. In addition to editing, Mike also writes Business stories and covers Volkswagen, economic development and manufacturing in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. In the past he also has covered higher education. Mike, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida Atlantic University. he worked at the Rome News-Tribune before ...
related articles »
Volkswagen said today it sold more of its Chattanooga-made Passat cars last month than what the company sold of its ...
Chattanoogan Ellen Hays said Monday that three years ago she watched as Volkswagen officials announced they'd selected the city for ...
A Chattanooga woman today became the first motorist in the Chattanooga area to drive away with a new Chattanooga-made Passat.
Volkswagen on Monday started delivery of Chattanooga-made Passats to customers with a California man the first buyer to drive away ...
Or login with:
New Account