Happy New Year From King Volkswagen!
Happy New Year from the King Volkswagen family to all our customers in Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda and Germantown, MD! We hope your holiday is full of excitement, cheer and celebrated with family and friends. We’ll see you all in 2016!
Don’t Miss December Specials For King Volkswagen
The month of December is almost over and King Volkswagen would like to remind all of our customers from Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda, and Germantown, MD that we still have a number of New Specials available until the end of the month. The current specials available include lease specials on several 2016 Volkswagen vehicles along with an Owner Loyalty bonus special and a Conquest Bonus special.
Visit our Specials Page to learn more about each of these offers and the details that go along with each of the available offers. Once you have read about all of these incredible specials be sure to stop by and see us here at 979 N Frederick Ave Gaithersburg, MD 20879 to find out how you can start the new year in a new Volkswagen!
Happy Holidays from King Volkswagen!
To everyone here in the Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda, and Germantown MD area, we’d like to say Happy Holidays. We hope you enjoy the Holidays and we look forward to seeing you shortly after here at 979 N Frederick Ave in Gaithersburg, MD.
Getting To Know Your VW
The vehicles in the Volkswagen brand come with an array of impressive features and technologies that are designed to help make your traveling experience much more efficient. While these driver-assist technologies certainly do make things more convenient, they can be a bit confusing if you are not familiar with how they work. Anytime you purchase or lease a new vehicle it can take some time to get used to the new technologies and become comfortable with how they work. Therefore, Volkswagen has released a number of videos that help new VW customers gain a better understanding of some of the functions that come standard in many new VW models.
These videos have been released on the official Volkswagen YouTube page and we have two of them available for you to see below. Check them out to learn more about using the touch screen navigation system and pairing a smartphone with your vehicle. You can also stop by King Volkswagen anytime with questions about technologies in your Volkswagen and we will be happy to assist you.
Volkswagen Releases Advertisement For App-Connect
The 2016 Volkswagen Passat come with a number of impressive standard and available features and technologies that make your traveling experience much more enjoyable. In order to highlight some of these new technologies and their traveling benefits, Volkswagen has released three new advertisements. In one of the advertisements, the brand focuses on the App-Connect feature. This allows you to test hands-free while you are driving, so that you can stay connected while on the go while never taking your hands off the wheel or eyes off the road.
In this new advertisement, we see two brothers try to use this feature to their advantage when their dad leaves them alone in the car to run into the store. The duo thinks that they are being real slick until they discover their mistake and it ends up backfiring on them. You can see this new spot in the video above, and check out all three new spots on the Volkswagen YouTube page.
A new Research & Review page featuring the 2016 Volkswagen Passat has been released by King Volkswagen for our customers from Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda, and Germantown, MD. If you are interested in learning more about this vehicle before you stop by and check it out in person then this page will definitely be the ideal source of information for you.
The 2016 Volkswagen Passat is offered with two different engine options that include either a 170 hp 1.8L Four-Cylinder Engine or a 280 hp 3.6L V6 Engine.
Some of the safety and convenience features you will find included in this vehicle are Electronic Stability Control, Hydraulic Brake Assist, Tire Pressure Monitoring System, Cruise Control, Daytime Running Lights, Available Heated Front Seats, Available Power Sunroof, Available Front Sport Comfort Seats, Available Rain-Sensing Windshield Wipers, Available Parking Steering Assistance, and Available Lane Departure Warning.
For a more in-depth description of the 2016 Volkswagen Passat check out the full page and then fill out our Online Scheduling Form to set up a test drive with King Volkswagen.
2016 VW Passat Earns Top Safety Pick + Rating
The 2016 Volkswagen Passat has been presented with a Top Safety Pick + rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) when it is equipped with the optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) system. The IIHS presents the Top Safety Pick award to vehicles that have earned a “good’ rating in each of the five crash tests that include head restraint, small overlap front, moderate overlap front, roof strength, and side tests. In order to add the + to the rating they must offer a front crash prevention system that earns an “advanced” or “superior” rating.
“The Passat’s IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award demonstrates Volkswagen’s longstanding commitment to vehicle safety and the development of innovative technologies,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc. “Features such as Active Blind Spot Monitor and perpendicular Park Assist are unique to the segment and not typically seen outside of the luxury market.”
Additional safety features available on the 2016 Passat depending on the trim level include Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist), Rear Traffic Alert with braking, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), passive and active Blind Spot Monitor, active Lane Departure Warning system (Lane Assist).
Head over to King Volkswagen to take a test drive in the 2016 Volkswagen Passat today. We are located at 979 N Frederick Ave Gaithersburg, MD 20879 just a short drive from Rockville, Bethesda, and Germantown, MD.
Gillies, Mark. “2016 PASSAT EARNS A TOP SAFETY PICK + RATING FROM THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY.” VW US Media Newsroom. N.p., 9 Dec. 2015. Web. <http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.vw.com%2Frelease%2F1115%2F>.
Safe Winter Driving Tips
As the colder weather sets in, it is important that you take into consideration your driving style. When the roads are covered in slick ice and snow, it’s recommended to drive at a safe distance from other vehicles, travel only when you have to and always keep your lights on at all times. Below we’ve provided some tips that can make winter weather driving less stressful for you.
- Avoid Hills: It’s common that hills ice over fast so they should be avoided whenever possible until work crews are able to clear them of snow and slush and put down salt.
- Plan Ahead: In winter weather your vehicle won’t respond in the same way it does when you’re driving on dry roads. Start braking earlier, activate your turn signal early to give other drivers time to adjust and try not to alter your direction or speed suddenly.
- Slow Down: This tip seems like it would be common sense, but many drivers forget this one fact. Even if you’re comfortable with your vehicle in the snow, and you’re driving on what seems to be a clear highway, it’s nearly impossible to tell the difference between black ice and just wet roads.
Following these three simple tips will keep you, your passengers and all motorists around you much safer throughout the winter. If you have any questions or concerns about how your vehicle will handle the winter, come into King Volkswagen. We will be happy to help!
Youngs, Jeff. “Three Best Tips for Driving in Ice and Snow.” Http://www.jdpower.com/cars/articles/tips-advice/three-best-tips-driving-ice-and-snow. J.D. Power, 12 Dec. 2013. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.
Volkswagen Announces November Sales
As Volkswagen heads into the last month of the year they have announced that their total sales for November came to 23,882 units and their year-to-date sales currently stand at 318,484 units. Overall, the vehicle in the Golf family which sold a combined total of 4,110 units in November rising 2.9 percent from November 2014.
“Volkswagen is working tirelessly on an approved remedy for the affected TDI vehicles. During this time we would like to thank our dealers and customers for their continued patience and loyalty,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America.
- Sales of the Golf SportWagen reached 628 units
- Sales of the Golf GTI increased 13.8 percent with 1,963 units
- Sales of the e-Golf increased 296.6 percent with 472 units
- Sales of the Golf R reached 273 units
- Sales of the Golf reached 774 units
- Sales of the Jetta Sedan reached 11,021 units
- Sales of the Beetle Convertible reached 440 units
- Sales of the Beetle Coupe reached 571 units
- Sales of the Touareg reached 397 units
- Sales of the Tiguan increased 87.7 percent with 3,907 units
- Sales of the Passat reached 2,759 units
Ginivan, Jeannine. “VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REPORTS NOVEMBER SALES.” VW US Media Newsroom. N.p., 1 Dec. 2015. Web. <http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.vw.com%2Frelease%2F1113%2F>.
When the new year begins Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., will have a new President and CEO of VW Credit, Inc. (VCI). This position will be filled by Horst Meima, a team member who has been with the company for more than 20 years. As part of his new position, Meima will be serving as Chairman of the Board for VW Credit Canada, Inc. and be responsible for everything concerning VW Credit, Inc.
In the more than two decades that he has been with the company he has held several prestigious positions including President and CEO of VW Credit Canada, Inc., Vice President of Sales and Marketing, President and CEO of former Volkswagen Bank USA, and his current position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VCI.
Ginivan, Jeannine. “HORST MEIMA NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VW CREDIT, INC.” VW US Media Newsroom. N.p., 30 Nov. 2015. Web. <http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.vw.com%2Frelease%2F1112%2F>.
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