The Puebla plant currently produces the Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Jetta and Jetta SportWagen at a rate of 604, 000 vehicles per year.

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You might note, with an eye roll, that the Smart iQ's highway mileage of 37 mpg is bested by many larger cars, including the Chevy Cruze Eco and the VW Jetta Sportwagon diesel (both rated at 42 mpg on the highway).

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Even after introducing the Jetta in late 1986, the plant was operating at less than 40% of capacity.

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's Elantra and Veloster, and Volkswagen AG's diesel Jetta and Passat are other non-hybrids rated at over 40 mpg highway.

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"Achieving this speed at Bonneville shows that the all-new 2013 Jetta Hybrid is a distinctly different offering in the compact hybrid class, " said Jonathan Browning, CEO and President, VW Group of America.

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And we hope that we will be back at the Salt very soon to go even faster with the Jetta Hybrid.

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