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Auto News For Tuesday, March 29, 2016 – Volkswagen Dealers Want To Sell Way More Cars

2015 Volkswagen JEtta

Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories and videos for Tuesday, March 29, 2016. The long weekend is over, and The News is back.

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“330,000 units does nothing but lose Volkswagen a ton of money,” Alan Brown, chairman of Volkswagen’s National Dealer Advisory Council, tells Automotive News. Volkswagen’s U.S. dealers believe they need around 500,000 annual sales – and the 800,000-unit target Volkswagen had in mind has long since been set aside.

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