[Vwdiesel] Interesting news about VW's 2007 and 2008 Line-up

[James Hansen]

Thanks Tyson, that's very interesting.
VW does seem to essentially take a year off every now and again.
Bummer that China gets the A2's, and nowhere else.  In my opinion, the 
89 A2 1.6TD (built in Germany) was the best car they ever made. Of the 
vehicles I've owned, it was hands down the lowest $/mile of anything 
I've ever owned.
-James

Tyson Cragg wrote:
> I just spoke to a friend of mine who works for VW, and he gave me some interesting information about VW's 2007 line-up:
> 
>   a.. The A4 Golf and Jetta will make a comeback as 2007 models, sold as the CitiGolf and CitiJetta, which will be bare-bones, decontented versions designed to compete with the likes of the Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio.  These cars will come equipped with the ancient, iron-block 2.0 litre gas engine as their only power plant.  These cars will sell in the range of $15 000.00 CAD, or $12 500.00 USD (VW already sells previous-generation cars under different names in many third-world markets, e.g., the Santana 3000 in Brazil, the CitiGolf in South Africa, and the A2 Jetta in China).
>   b.. The 2007 A5 Rabbit will be offered with the 2.5L 5-cylinder engine only.  No diesel offered, at least until 2008.
>   c.. No diesels will be imported by VW after November 2006.  There will be no 2007 model-year diesels, due to the upcoming changes to the EPA emissions standards and phase-in of ULSD.  2008 will be a different story, however.
>   d.. In 2008, the entire VW line-up will be offered with diesels, including the Passat, Touareg, and the upcoming DCX/VW joint-venture minivan.
>   e.. Many dealers in Canada, where 70% of their sales volume is diesel-powered, are worried that 2007 is going to be a miserable sales year.  To compensate, VW is increasing production of TDI Jettas and Golfs to build up a stockpile of inventory for fall 2006, which is the same tactic they used for the 2005 Passat TDIs.
> 
> Looking forward to 2008!
> 
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