There are only two years left until the mid-range german car will get a complete new technological arsenal and will become easier, breaking the contact with all previous generations. In time, Volkswagen Passat has won the the standard middle class status in Europe, a very important segment for auto manufacturers.

Formed in 2005, the current generation received a deeply facelift in 2010, but the growing need to berlin germany to renew total is increasingly felt in recent times. At Volfsburg, everybody’s working, so that the new generation of Volkswagen Passat, expected in 2014, it’s in the full process of work, starting with a new modular technical platform called MQB. The great advantage is that will be used for both mid-range machines and for the lower segments, such as compact and small.

The same basis will be used in designing the future Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3, and for Passat, MQB solution will ensure weight loss of about 50 kg, which is an important detail. These will be largely taken from the current generation, but in their case will adapt the start/stop system and also a catalyst to take care of Euro6 pollution standards. This will be the connection between a 170 CP engine and a thermal electric power that  will ensure a range of 50 km. The German engineers don’t forgot the entertainment part.

They’re preparing a very advanced interior car with multimedia system,also equipped with Bluetooth and iPod connection. It remains to see how the Volkswagen Passat will look in 2014.

Germans from Volkswagen has taken by the end of the year the program of non-stop production of the factory near Bratislava to meet the demand for SUVs, growing.

German manufacturer Volkswagen continues to fight to become the leading producer in the world. Last decision by German officials was to extend the working hours of permanent factory in Slovakia by the end.

Employees from the factory next Bratislva began working as a non-stop program in September 2010 and the deadline when the Germans return to provide a program normally in June. This decision was taken because of the European car market begins to recover from the economic crisis, and the Germans do not want to cut this opportunity.

Currently, the factory in Slovakia are produced bodies for Volkswagen Touareg, Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne. Last year the factory next door came Bratislava 144 500 cars, 36 percent more than in 2009. Of the total vehicles assembled in Slovakia, 99.3% are exported, most being sent to Germany, a country where demand for SUVs has grown by 36 percent.