Volkswagen is hoping its 2012 Passat will help give it the kind of sales volume in the U.S. that will make it as popular in this country as it is in China and Europe.
VW has 2.5% of
the U.S. market, compared with 14.5% in China and 12.4% in Europe. The 2012 Passat is larger, less expensive and better equipped than the previous model. Reviewer Mark Phelan gives his first-hand
take on the new Passat and whether it delivers what it must to make a mark on this side of the pond.
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