The Volkswagen Group opens the £270m "Autostadt" (City of Cars) next to Volkswagen HQ in Wolfsburg. As the communications platform of the Volkswagen Group, the Autostadt is the interface between customer and global company. In this visitor oriented service and competence centre, arrangements for deliveries to commercial customers can be made for the first time. A "Centre of Excellence", is how the Autostadt explains the innovative service with which it wants to promote customer loyalty to the Groups brands and to reach out to new customers. The Autostadt invites its visitors to journey into the world of mobility. The stunning 250,000 square metre complex, which features lakes and parks, marketplaces and streets and even its own train station, allows visitors to embark on a fascinating voyage of discovery. The Autostadt adopts the values of the Volkswagen Group and brings them to life: quality ensures safety, achievement and sustainability go hand in hand and customer service is uppermost. Each year, 1.2m visitors from all over the world visit the Autostadt to study the technology behind the Group's legendary reliability, and to share our vision of the future. The Marque Pavilions showcase the many faces of Volkswagen: famous brands like Audi, Seat, Skoda, Lamborghini and Bentley, each displayed in its individual setting. While in the Volkswagen Automuseum you can admire vintage Volkswagens and other landmark models and learn about the history of motorcars.

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Electronic systems that provide both information and entertainment, such as our RNS radio navigation systems. To make life simpler for you, all infotainment system functions can be operated via a main menu bar, menu-dependent function keys and controls on the multifunction steering wheel*

*when multifunction steering wheel is specified.

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When you're choosing your new company car you'll be looking for quality, safety, comfort and, of course, a great drive. You'll also want to know about cost, in the form of company car tax.

We offer company car drivers a choice across the range. From our much-loved classics like Polo, Golf and Passat, we've extended our range to include the sporty Scirocco coupé and the streamlined Volkswagen CC. Of course, we also offer luxury models like Phaeton and Touareg.

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Tax-free allowances for diplomats

If you're a diplomat serving in the UK or you're an employee of an international organisation, you may be able to buy your Volkswagen VAT-free. Alan Day Volkswagen can give you all the information you need on this.

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Auto Hold is an extension of our electronic parking brake system. It stops your car from accidentally rolling backwards when you're stationary, or setting off on a hill. That means you won't need to keep applying the parking brake manually, check whether you've applied enough braking pressure, or worry about rolling back as you prepare to move off.

It's convenient, more comfortable, and safer in situations where your car needs to be kept stationary with the engine running - in slow moving traffic, for example.

The system is operated via the ABS/ESP hydraulic unit. When you brake your car to a stop, Auto Hold keeps the braking pressure you last applied. You can take your foot off the brake pedal and all four wheel brakes will stay on.

If the ABS wheel speed sensors detect any rolling, the braking force is automatically increased until your car comes to a standstill again. This may be the case if, for example, you brake gently to a stop on a hill. As soon as you press the accelerator again and, in the case of manual gearboxes, release the clutch, Auto Hold reduces the braking pressure again.

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