In contrast, European carmakers such as Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen are growing more aggressive: VW offers American buyers diesel engines in several models, such as its Passat saloon and Touareg SUV.

与之相反，欧洲的汽车制造者们，比如梅赛德斯·奔驰公司和大众公司，要积极主动的多。大众汽车已向美国市场推出了若干使用柴油发动机的型号，例如帕萨特和途锐。

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In 2007, Passat B6 with standard wheelbase was introduced by FAW-VW named as Magotan to compete with Shanghai VW’s B5 LWB.

2007年，标准轴距版的第六代帕萨特（Passat B6）由一汽大众引进，并更名为迈腾（Magotan），来与上海大众的第五代帕萨特（Passat B5）一决高下。

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Shanghai VW’s products are in A0 segment (Polo) and B segment (Santana and Passat B5), while FAW-VW just focused on A segment (Jetta A2, A4, A5) and C segment (Audi A6).

上海大众的产品线主要集中在A0级（Polo）和B级车（桑塔纳和帕萨特）市场，而一汽大众主攻A级（捷达）和C级车（奥迪A6）市场。

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We have the finest family vehicles ever built in the Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima and VW Passat, and the new-for-2003 Honda Accord.

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To balance all that adreneline, the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory at Stanford has also developed a new VW Passat "valet system" that may not win any races, but can sure do some mean parallel parking.

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If you really want a snazzy and pricy Passat-size VW, there's the CC, which has aged beautifully.

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