The plant’s new assembly line is the first using robots to ensure quality consistency for Peugeot’s new T73 C-segment sedan launching in Malaysia in coming months.
Two biotech companies will test their renewable diesel fuels on Passat and Jetta TDI cars. Turbodiesels accounted for 21.6% of VW’s U.S. sales in 2011, and the momentum has carried into 2012.
The car goes on sale in France this month and is the first to offer the auto maker’s new 3-cyl. engines, but early buyers are expected to purchase mainly higher-end models.
GM Korea is “very, very significant to (global) operations as the home of small and minicar development and in supporting products around the world,” a top General Motors International Operations executive says.