I'm all for anything that would reduce my electric bill. When I don't
have anything else to do, I can always go outside and watch the little
dial on my electric meter spin around for some high presure
entertainment. <g>
The 2008 VW clean diesels should be available in the US by late 2007 or
early 2008:
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June 19, 2006
To: All U.S. Volkswagen Dealers, General Managers and Sales Managers
Re: Diesel Product Offerings
During the past several weeks there have been a number of articles in
the press regarding the short and long term status of Volkswagen’s
diesel product offerings in the United States. While most of the
articles have been accurate, there have been some inconsistencies in the
information reported. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with
the latest position regarding diesel product offerings from Volkswagen
in the United States.
The Volkswagen of America position on Diesel, both present and future:
Volkswagen intends to defend its leadership in bringing efficient,
durable, environmentally friendly and fun to drive diesel powered
vehicles to the United States automotive market. For 2006, we currently
offer the New Beetle sedan and Jetta with an optional TDI diesel engine
in 45 states where this is permitted. The non-applicable states are
California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont. Later this year
we will reintroduce the 2006 Touareg V10 TDI with a 50-state
certification. The Touareg TDI will be the first light duty diesel in
the U.S. to include a particulate filter. For the 2007 model year, the
Touareg V10 TDI will be 45-state certified. As you are surely aware, EPA
emission standards are becoming more stringent in calendar year 2007.
As a consequence, tightening standards have caused DaimlerChrysler to
suspend production of the Jeep Liberty CRD, our closest price point
diesel competitor. However, in anticipation of continued demand for the
Jetta TDI, we have increased TDI production and expect to carryover
9,000 to 10,000 MY2006 Special Edition models for sale into calendar
year 2007. You may wish to alert your most loyal diesel customers of the
limited availability of this model since these will be the only diesel
Jettas offered during 2007.
Long time dealers might remember that diesel importation to the USA was
suspended in 1987-1988, due to diminished sales. Because of loyal
customer demand, a diesel engine option was re-launched for 1989 with
great success.
Volkswagen remains strongly committed to the clean diesel market in the
United States. Forty percent (40%) of Volkswagen’s global volume is in
diesel-powered vehicles, so you can be certain that all of our corporate
engineering expertise is focused on meeting the forthcoming standards
efficiently and effectively. *Volkswagen is making a significant change
in its diesel powerplants by discontinuing the Pumpe Düse fuel injection
system and adopting common rail technology. *This will help to provide
greater performance and address the changing diesel emission regulatory
structure here in the U.S.
In calendar year 2008, Volkswagen will launch a Jetta with the latest
diesel technology, featuring common rail fuel supply with particulate
filtration and NOx control. *We plan to offer this new diesel technology
across a broader model range that will be 50-state certified. *When the
2008 technology is introduced, we expect that our diesel customers will
be able to take advantage of federal consumer tax credits similar in
scope to those available for hybrids. Until then, we believe that our
2007 line-up, including the launches of highly desirable models such as
Rabbit, Eos, GTI 4-door, Jetta Wagon, and R32 combined with continued
demand for our fuel efficient 2.0T, 2.5L and 3.6L gasoline engines will
help bridge the gap resulting from the reduced TDI availability until 2008.
Please feel free to share this information with all of your
customer-contact personnel and your customers.
OK. So this means that there will only be a Jetta TDI for 2008, and it
confirms the Jetta Wagon and that more cars will be diesel-powered in
the near future. Also, the supply chain of diesels will be available for
a short time. We will eventually run out, but at least we will have some
assistance. Remember, that's 10,000 nationwide. that runs out fast.
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Regards,
LelandJ
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