A new Volkswagen Passat sits on display on the deck of the Hunter Museum of Art in Chattanooga during a Volkswagen dinner and reception for international media in this file photo.CLEAN DIESEL
VW says its diesel model Passat gets about 43 miles per gallon on the highway with a manual transmission.
Volkswagen on Monday started delivery of Chattanooga-made Passats to customers with a California man the first buyer to drive away with the all-new sedan.
But, it may be later this week before Chattanooga’s VW dealership starts delivery of its Passats, an official said.
“We should deliver mine this week,” said Ron Kwiatkowski, new vehicle sales manager for Village Volkswagen in Chattanooga.
Matt Duchesne, of San Jose, Calif., was the first to pick up the Passat he preordered. Duchesne bought a clean diesel version of the midsize car, one of 3,000 Passats that have been ordered.