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VW Phaeton to get plug-in hybrid variant, sources say

June 23, 2015 05:00 AM

WOLFSBURG, Germany -- Volkswagen will offer the next Phaeton with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, company sources told Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe.

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