| The very popular and reliable J.D. Power and | | | | top spot among all other auto manufacturers. |
| Associates had most recently released the | | | | In fact, the brand had been able to place |
| results of one study that they conducted. | | | | three of its products - the Jetta, the New |
| This one is the study which they call the | | | | Beetle, and the Golf - in the researcher's |
| 2006 Alternative Powertrain Study and as part | | | | list of vehicles that had low emissions. |
| of this research, you would also find the | | | | |
| Automotive Environmental index. | | | | Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard is the chairman of |
| | | | Volkswagen and the Volkswagen brand. Dr. |
| And when you do browse through the study, you | | | | Bernhard says, "The 'Alternative Powertrain |
| would then learn that it was Volkswagen of | | | | Study' is testament to our intensive and |
| America, Inc. who topped as the most | | | | global commitment in the area of economic |
| environmentally friendly automaker in the | | | | engines. And this innovative strength |
| whole automotive industry. As part of the | | | | continues to have an impact, via our range of |
| study, J.D. Power and Associates actually had | | | | TDI vehicles. No other manufacturer has sold |
| to go through various pieces of information | | | | more diesel cars in the United States and |
| that can range from the best to the very | | | | that upward trend continues." |
| worst. According to the organization, they | | | | |
| were studying which vehicles were the | | | | Sure enough, Volkswagen does certainly make |
| friendliest to the environment through the | | | | sure that the vehicles that they are sending |
| different car types and ranges. The | | | | out to the market are simply good looking and |
| categories that were part of the study | | | | perform well. They also do take other factors |
| included gasoline powered vehicles, diesel | | | | into consideration, like being friendly to |
| powered vehicles, and those that were | | | | the environment. In fact, the designing of |
| hybrids. | | | | new vehicles does not simply dwell on unique |
| | | | car parts for Volkswagen but it does include |
| Through all the odds and ends of information | | | | the capabilities and the effects that the |
| that J.D. Power and Associates studied and | | | | vehicle could have to various elements and |
| took into consideration, Volkswagen took the | | | | things that it comes into contact with. |