New VW Passat - scaled up Golf VII

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Last remaining big player in Europe’s long-fading Upper-Medium sector

Published: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:13:54 GMT
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In the clear light of day, VW’s new Passat is entering a dying segment. Europe’s Upper-Medium segment, once the prime hunting ground for former sector leaders such as Ford’s Mondeo and its best forgotten predecessor, the Sierra, once ranked as the volume carmakers’ most profitable segment.

Back in 1999, the Upper-Medium sector alone still attracted almost 2.3 million sales in Western Europe, adding up to 17.3 per cent overall market share that year...more

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