No bi-xenons are possible on the North American Passat. They probably didn't bother making the prerequisite engineering/pre-wiring for them since North Americans, especially Americans, don't care about those features. So they kept it simple and boring to reduce costs because the American only cares about the lowest sticker price.
I'd recommend the CC if one wants something closer to the "true" Passat.
I don't totally think that one should take the statement re: labour pay rate at face value. The actual "cost" of an employee is substantially higher than the pay rate (taxes, fringe benefits, training) and I'm sure that the median pay for an hourly employee there is better than most companies in the region.......it's not really fair to compare with unionised labour from the Big Three automakers. I've been to the Chattanooga plant and I'm sure folks there are happy to have employment....it's better than nothing and the facility is quite nice (if boring). That said, ultimately labour costs are going to be much lower in MX which is why all the automakers are going there now.
Plus, it's worth considering that TN has no income tax.