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Volkswagen of America today reported June 2009 sales of 19,027 units, an 18 percent decline over June 2008 sales. Volkswagen said that its clean diesel models posted their best sales month since their launch with a total of 5,072 units sold, or 26 percent of total sales.

The Jetta SportWagen posted its best sales month ever with 1,982 units. Clean diesel sales accounted for 81 percent of Sportwagen sales, 40 percent of Jetta sedan sales and 29 percent of Touareg sales.

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Having made its international public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2009, the new Fiat 500 C, a convertible version of the iconic Fiat 500, goes on sale in the UK on Thursday 2nd July 2009 – with the UK being the first market in the world to receive the vehicle.

The new Fiat 500 C has an exclusive feel to its interior, which is embellished with top quality desirable fabrics, including optional Frau leather upholstery, and a long list of market-dependent standard and optional features: from automatic climate control to its innovative Interscope HiFi System, from the Blue&Me Map portable navigation unit to a smart wind-stop, and a new collection of customisable options.

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BMW says its innovative speed limit display, which can read speed limit signposts and variable speed limit signs and show the limit in the instrument cluster, is one step closer to New Zealand introduction.

Engineers from the Bavarian manufacturer will visit New Zealand in the next two months to carry out local testing of the speed limit function. They will cover approximately 5000 kilometres over a mix of urban, suburban and rural roads.

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After we saw the Mugen kit for the updated Honda Stream, not it’s Modulo’s turn to reveal its customization kit for the new vehicle.

This new kit consists in a front lip spoiler, new side sills, LED rear lights, a rear roof spoiler and new rear lip spoiler with integrated exhaust system. No words about the price yet!

The new BMW X1 is entering the New Zealand market with a choice of two four-cylinder diesel engines.

The BMW X1 xDrive23d comes with a 150 kW/204 hp diesel featuring BMW TwinPower Turbo and common-rail fuel injection.

The diesel engines in the BMW X1 xDrive20d delivering 130 kW/177 hp, also come with common-rail fuel injection as well as a turbocharger with variable intake geometry.

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