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Speaking to the press at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen Group of America’s CEO, Stephen Jacoby, said that the company is considering bringing back the Phaeton luxury sedan back to the United States with a diesel powertrain. He said that Volkswagen is eager to reverse the decision to pull the slow-selling $70,000 plus sedan [...]

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Volkswagen planning to bring Phaeton back to the U.S., new SUV and entry-level Polo being considered as well

Unlike other automakers, Volkswagen of America has managed to stay out of the spotlight during the recession. However, the automaker has a lot going on for the next three years. The company is investing $4 billion to build an assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., and $1 billion to expand its Mexico facility to start producing [...]

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Volkswagen to give Phaeton facelift before complete redesign

We’ve been hearing rumors about Volkswagen offering a redesign to the Phaeton flagship sedan for quite some time now. According to Evo, before Volkswagen brings out a redesign the Phaeton it will offer a facelifted model.Visual upgrades will include a new front bumper, new grille and headlight units and slightly redesigned taillights. Sources say that [...]

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