Klaus Bischoff and a bunch of car guys in suits

Most of you know Danielle Gumro, Volkswagen Product Specialist, as someone who can answer just about any question regarding a VW thrown at her. But to keep things interesting, we judo-flipped the script and sent her out on the floor of the 2011 North American International Auto show in Detroit armed with nothing more than a microphone to ask automotive insiders their opinion on the launch of the all-new 2012 Passat, and how it will affect the American mid-sized sedan market.

Danielle fought the crowds, and jockeyed for position with hoards of hungry journalists hunting for a tasty sound bite. When the chaos ended, she had a bucketful of behind-the-scene interviews from some heavy hitters in the automotive world. Check out some of the interviews with VW designers, executives, dealers, and automotive journalists here.


http://blogs.vw.com/passat/

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• vw
• volkswagen
• passat
• naias
• detroit
• world debut
• auto
• car
• 2012
• all-new
• mid-size sedan
• nms
• tim ellis
• klaus bischoff

[ccaian1]

epic title

[adulby]

i liked when VW was that edge import. but i cant be ashamed of their ambition.

[MrSawlong]

someone knows that awesome song?

[suganar]

If I want to drive Mercedes, I ordered me a taxi

[gardnerbm]

at 2:18, he says whats interesting is that those who drive the TDI are the biggest ambassadors of all of our customers.........gee maybe because theres not many other options for diesel cars in america??

[nnial]

Just looking at the design of the car...its nothing special...very very common, they've gone for a very safe design outlook...and its boring...just my 2c

[spiltm]

was she not meant to say check out the vw blog for all your latest passat updates?

[SleepinCougar]

The clean diesel is a big deal and I've been waiting for a while to see more midsized diesel sedans. The only one out there so far has been the E320... and it's just a bit too pricey for my wallet. I'm looking forward to being able to pick up a well equiped mid sized diesel sedan for around 30K.

[heycolslaw]

The German guy said," Masculine" that's been missing for a while.... Glad That it's back to stay!!!!

[siderflii]

lern deutsch

[timmothy1234]

Do those guys know how to party or what?