CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he opposes a push by the United Auto Workers union to organize Volkswagen's lone U.S. The Times Free Press quoted Lee as saying Thursday that business recruitment will take a hit if employees at the Chattanooga plant decide they want union representation. Volkswagen has said it is neutral on the issue of unionization. But it steadfastly refused to bargain with UAW after the union won representation of maintenance workers at the plant in 2015. The German automaker has argued the bargaining unit needed to include production workers as well. According to the union, the proposed new bargaining unit would encompass about 1,700 workers at the plant. FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2015, file photo, a man walks through the employee parking lot at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he opposes a push by the United Auto Workers union to organize Volkswagen's lone U.S. The Times Free Press quoted Lee as saying Thursday, May 30, 2019, that business recruitment will take a hit if employees at the Chattanooga plant decide they want union representation.
Ready to celebrate the TDI as the winner, the feel of its torquey diesel trumping the Prius鈥檚 advantage in the fuel economy department, we engaged the Power mode on the hybrid. Located on the center console, a series of buttons allows for Eco, Normal, EV and Power modes, the latter of which makes for a more responsive throttle with little or, dare we say it, no downside. For most, the Prius in Eco mode simply isn鈥檛 a livable machine, with the sort of reflexes you might find in a morgue. In Power mode (or with your foot to the floor in any setting for that matter), the Prius will actually dust the TDI off the line. Yes, we drag raced a Prius. Much of the VW鈥檚 shame here comes from the slow-off-the-line DSG transmission, though another surprise is that despite the added electrical components in the Prius, it weighs slightly less than the Jetta. Keep the power down, however, and the VW will catch up with a 8.6 second 0-60 time compared to just 9.8 seconds for the Prius. As for the fuel economy trade off: negligible. Driving the same commute we registered a one mpg difference, still ranking the Prius 10 mpg or as much as 25 percent more efficient than the Jetta TDI. HOW MUCH WILL YOU SAVE? 4.00 a gallon and 57 miles to each gallon you鈥檙e looking at 50 cents a day on a 25 mile round trip. Head toward super commuter lengths and it could be enough to buy your morning coffee.
The front suspension is a strut-type with lower control arms, coil springs, telescopic dampers, 22-mm diameter anti-roll bar. The rear suspension is a multilink, coil springs, telescopic dampers, 19-mm diameter anti-roll bar. These both help with the off-road and sporty capabilities that the 2017 Volkswagen Golf AllTrack has. The new 2017 Volkswagen Golf AllTrack has received the NHTSA 5 out of 5-star safety rating. The standard and optional safety features it comes with have led to this impressive safety rating. Some of these features include tire pressure monitoring system, automatic post-collision braking system, forward collision warning, park pilot, park assist, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control, and many more. Emich Volkswagen, your Denver VW experts, has a huge selection of the 2017 VW Golf Alltrack available for sale today. Why settle for what is in stock at another dealer when you can choose from one of the best selections in the country at Emich VW?
It鈥檚 an SUV world now, even for traditionally car-centric Volkswagen. The previous generation held its own in terms of driving manners, but it was bland. The 2019 gets up to speed with features, tech, comfort and, notably, better value. If you want more driving grins, Volkswagen has the sportier Golf GTI compact hatchback 鈥?a darling of enthusiasts (including me) 鈥?just as Honda will sell you a sweet manual-shift Civic Si. The 2019 Jetta offers S, SE, SEL and SEL Premium trim levels, as a well as a sportier-looking R-Line version that replaces 2018鈥檚 SE Sport. I spent time in all trim levels for this review. A replacement for the fancier, higher-powered and more expensive GLI trim is expected later. The 2019 is more stylish than the past generation, yet remains more grown-up-looking than, for example, the younger vibe of the latest Civic. The look is sharply creased and more muscular, particularly in front, with an imposing version of the Volkswagen grille and a deeply sculpted hood and bumper.
The side is dominated by a sharp character line from the front fender to the taillight, but unfortunately starts with a little fake fender vent. The roofline, while not as 鈥渃oupelike鈥?as VW would have you think, is sleeker than the conservative 2018 and slopes nicely into the trunk lid. It does so without making the lid inconveniently small for loading the big 14.1-cubic-foot trunk, which expands via a 60/40-split, folding rear seatback on all models. LED headlights, daytime running lights and taillights are also standard, and even the base model comes with 16-inch alloy wheels (no plastic covers!). The 2019 is slightly bigger in all dimensions, which is most noticeable in the 1.3-inch-stretched wheelbase that moves the wheels closer to the corners. The Jetta鈥檚 look is spiced up just a bit for the R-Line trim, which has its own 17-inch alloy wheels, a gloss-black grille and side-mirror caps, plus foglights and a slightly more aggressive rear bumper with dual chrome exhaust tips. Inside, it has a sport steering wheel and R-Line black-and-gray leatherette (imitation leather) seats. The only mechanical change is a higher-performance, brake-based limited-slip electronic differential, but I could tell no difference in normal street driving.
