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[AP - Markets] RealClearMarkets - AP - Markets - Apr 08, 2009 - Volkswagen US CEO ...: Jacoby said drivers can get 20 percent to 40 percent better milage with diesel fuel, along with 50 percent more power. At the same time, diesel vehicles come with a higher sticker price than their gas counterparts and diesel fuel is typically more expensive than gas in the United States.

[Epoch Times | All headlines] Epoch Times - VW Golf Wins NY International Auto Show 2009 World Car: VW CEO Stefan Jacoby said on Wednesday at the Jacob Javits Center that “Our focus on fuel efficiency, quality and environmentally friendly cars has proven to be a successful formula,” But added that, though their goal it to outperform the market as a whole, they do not expect to make the same gains in the current economy as in 2008.

[myGreenCar.eu] Hybrid news | Volkswagen US CEO pushes for fuel efficiency - The ...: Volkswagen US CEO pushes for fuel efficiency. The Associated Press Stefan Jacoby, president and chief executive of Volkswagen of America, told journalists at the New York International Auto Show Wednesday that these changes won't just .

[Automotive News - Automaker News Feeds] Volkswagen considers Up model for U.S. - Automotive News: NEW YORK -- Volkswagen AG is considering selling its Up minicar brand in the United States, said Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. Body styles of the Up family could be suitable for the United States, and the vehicle .

[KATU - News - Business] Small cars abound at N.Y. show, but will they sell? | KLEW CBS 3 ...: I heard (a dealer) the other day talking about how they couldn't sell Civics and Corolla and Priuses fast enough. All of a sudden, 60 days later, we're back on SUVs and trucks." .

[Autoblog] New York: Definite Maybe - VW Up! could be headed Stateside: mini-car on these shores is apparently about to go on - again. Jacoby, among others, thinks that fuel efficiency will remain a big draw into the future, so cars like the Up!

[Automotive News Breaking News Feed] Up minicar may join VW's U.S. lineup - Automotive News Europe: "The Up could be in the future of the market here," VW of America CEO Stefan Jacoby said on Wednesday at the auto show here. The Up was first seen as a two-door hatchback concept vehicle at the 2007 Frankfurt auto show and is expected to have a fuel-efficiency of about 4.7 liters per kilometer or more than 50 miles per gallon.

[MediaPost | Online Media News] MediaPost Publications VW Chief: 'Hard Times Drive Innovation' 04 ...: Stefan Jacoby of VW Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America and chair of the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers, put an optimistic spin on a market that he concedes is heading toward a 10-million-unit year -- the worst since the 1980s. Jacoby said that while automakers have made fuel economy a top priority, the answers are not -- in the short term -- about radical technologies, but incremental changes to what exists now.

[The Car Blog] Volkswagen Golf among Top Three Finalist for 2009 World Car of the ...: The new sixth generation Golf first debuted at the Paris Motor show last fall, and will make its U.S. debut at this year’s New York International Auto Show.   The Golf has been designed to be quieter, sportier, fuel efficient, present a clean, distinctive appearance, and ”” staying true to Volkswagen ”” fun-to-drive.

[My Desultory Blog] Volkswagen Group of America Stefan Jacoby’s comments | My ...: Jacoby said that technological improvements in clean diesel “will improve miles per gallon” without incurring big expenses.” He commented that the VW Jetta TDI, which has achieved 58 miles a gallon in testing and believes we can expect to see  “50 to 70 miles a gallon would be possible in the next 10 years.”

[Checkered Blog by Checkered Flag is Virginia's automotive play place] Checkered Blog by Checkered Flag is Virginia's automotive play ...: mini-car on these shores is apparently about to go on - again. Jacoby, among others, thinks that fuel efficiency will remain a big draw into the future, so cars like the Up!

[Environment] Environment » Blog Archive » VW on electric cars: “Please, lower ...: During his prepared remarks, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Stefan Jacoby outlined the German automaker’s view that fossil fuels and traditional combustion engines will be with us for many years to come. VW, however, is committed to making them vastly more fuel efficient.

[The Car Connection - Blogs and News] Marty Padgett's blog: 2009 New York Auto Show Coverage - The Car ...: 7:15am - 9:20am IMPA Keynote: VW's Stefan Jacoby; Advertising Awards. 9:30am - 9:55am Mercedes-Benz ML450 HYBRID, GL-Class facelift and E63. 10:00am - 10:25am Jeep Grand Cherokee. 10:30am - 10:55am Land Rover Range Rover ...

[Victoria Advocate stories: Business] Victoria Advocate | Small cars abound at NY show, but will they sell?: I heard (a dealer) the other day talking about how they couldn't sell Civics and Corolla and Priuses fast enough. All of a sudden, 60 days later, we're back on SUVs and trucks." .

[Canadian Car News] Canadian Car News » Blog Archive » Auto News: VW Golf Is World Car Of The Year The Volkswagen Golf was named World Car of the Year Thursday by a panel of .President Barack Obama named the head of Mothers Against Drunk Driving to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but environmentalists said he is the wrong person to oversee a big increase in the fuel economy of cars .

[Wheels] VW Polo Headed to America - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com: Please give us Americans diesel engines with manual transmissions!! There IS a market for these, I know ten people who would buy them the minute they went on sale and who won’t touch a gas engine automatic transmission in the same model…and being able to advertise the most fuel efficient vehicles in the country should surely be worth the cost of passing American safety regulations!!!

[The Car Connection] Marty Padgett's blog: VW Polo Sedan, Hatchback Slated For U.S. ...: I do have access to the brand-new looking 1991 model mostly sitting in the garage with 40K km, the 4-speed (the 5th gear is blocked mechanically, so the car wouln't fly off the road) and the 1.1 liter engine that I'll bring over here :-) I just have to wait for it to age a bit...

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