VW Asks Chrysler to Stop Producing the Slow Selling Routan for a Month

Well it looks like VW's attempt at a badge engineered Chrysler minivan is not going over so well. According to The Windsor Star, Chrysler workers are going to stop building the Volkswagen Routan, which is based on the Chrysler Town & Country.

VW has asked Chrysler Canada to stop producing the Routan due to inventory build up for the month of February. Currently Chrysler has been producing 300 Routans a day with about 29,000 already shipped to dealerships.

VW has only managed to sell a few thousand Routans.

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VW Confirms that the VW Polo is Headed to the US

Volkswagen Group of America CEO Stefan Jacoby has confirmed that VW is going to sell the small Polo in the US.

VW feels that following last summer's record gas prices, US consumers are more open to smaller more fuel efficient vehicles. Eventually gas prices are going to rise again, which would increase demand for a vehicle like the Polo.

The Polo fits in between the Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit in terms of size.

Volkswagen development chief Ulrich Hackenberg recently told the Automotive News that "The small-car segment is the fastest growing segment in the U.S. and that Oil prices will rise again and that will drive small car sales up further.”

It's not known when the Polo will go on sale in the US, but production could take place at Volkswagen’s Puebla, Mexico plant.

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VW Pickup Does Its Best Baywatch Ripoff [Vw Pickup]

Watch this video of the VW Pickup and try not to hear the theme song from Baywatch as you do. Seriously, we knew the Germans had a thing for the Hoff, but this is getting ridiculous. The little video even maintains the same high production standards as the 90's series, with a conveniently placed wave runner appearing out of nowhere. The VW Pickup will be ready, don't you fear, forever and always, its almost here. [Volkswagen]

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VW Golf GT TSI: Spy shots from South Africa

Maybe you ask yourself what's the big deal with spy shots of the VW Golf GT TSI.Big deal is that they are from South Africa and VW has always claimed not to introduce the car over there. Reader Nico Potgieter snapped these models outside the Eastwood shopping complex in Arcadia, Pretoria, noting that the interior was very similar to that of the GTI's.Related news: GermanCarBlog, P4MR, VW

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VW Touareg 2: Revamped, retooled and refined

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VW Jetta SportWagen: US timetable

Here's just a quick reminder about VW's US timetable for the VW Jetta SportWagen, because we receive so many questions about it.he automaker on Wednesday set the timetable for the U.S. launch of the car, starting in August with the 2.5-liter Jetta SportWagen that uses the 170-horsepower 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine.The launch of the base model will be followed with the 2.0T Jetta SportWagen

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