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Volkswagen limiting Bluemotion sales to retail only to meet demand in UK

Posted Apr 21st 2008 at 7:48AM by Sam Abuelsamid

Filed under: Diesel, Volkswagen



Huge demand in Great Britain for Volkswagen's BlueMotion variants of the Polo and Golf has prompted the company to restrict sales to fleet markets. Requirements for local councils and other agencies to meet efficiency and greenhouse gas standards has prompted many of them to opt for the fuel thrifty Germans. Unfortunately, fleet buyers could have absorbed the entire vehicle allotment for the country. Volkswagen also wants the cars available in dealer showrooms for retail sales as waiting times for the cars across Europe are three times that for conventional VW models. Volkswagen has also limited deliveries to car rental companies like Green Motion and car sharing clubs like Streetcar. The Polo BlueMotion is rated at only 99g/km for CO2 emissions while the larger Golf BlueMotion is under 120g/km.

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VW will bring 102 Polo BlueMotions to Geneva - one for each g/km of CO2

Posted Feb 27th 2007 at 7:36PM by Sebastian Blanco

Filed under: Diesel, Volkswagen, Geneva Motor Show



In a clever PR touch, Volkswagen will bring 102 of its new Polo BlueMotions to Geneva. That's one vehicle for each gram of CO2 the car emits per kilometer it drives (in testing, at least). We know a little about the car (see here) and the other goodies VW is bringing to the show (like the Passat BlueMotion you can see below), but not much about these: the Caddy Life Edition concept car and the Multivan Panamericana and VW's 'Future of the Car' interactive display. All the company is saying now is, "At present we do not have any further details on these cars, other than what you already know!" Thanks a lot, VW. We're ready to stop waiting now.

Gallery: VW Polo BlueMotion



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Gallery: 2008 VW Passat BlueMotion



[Source: Volkswagen]

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