Volkswagon and Chrysler Come Together To Produce a Co-branded Minivan
Two rivals will join forces on new minivan
If you thought automotive news was boring, you haven’t been keeping up with all that has been happening lately. It was just announced that VW will design the interior of Chrysler’s next minivan.
"We’re developing a design that will be uniquely Volkswagen’s because we believe there’s tremendous opportunity in this market for a vehicle of this type," Bernhard said in a statement.
Bernhard predicted sales of around 10,000 minivans annually once the vehicle hits the market, a fairly conservative estimate. VW sold 18,050 Touareg sport-utility vehicles, its largest current vehicle, in the United States in 2005. That was down 35% from the number of Touaregs the company sold in 2004.
The van will be co-branded and will be manufactured in the United States or Canada. I wonder if this will be the start of a beautiful friendship?
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- Chrysler and Volkswagon Join Forces
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