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DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen to build
a Minivan for the US-market
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Auburn
Hills/Wolfsburg - DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group and Volkswagen
will develop and produce a new van for the North American
market. The vehicle is to be marketed under the Volkswagen
brand. A corresponding agreement was signed at the Detroit
Motor Show.
Production
of the Volkswagen minivan, which will be based on the next
generation Chrysler and Dodge minivan will begin in 2008.
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“This an important
and groundbreaking decision for the Volkswagen brand in the USA”,
said Wolfgang Bernhard, Chairman of the VW Brand Board of Management.
“In the Volkswagen product range we are missing a van for families,
which meets the specific requirements of our American customers.
With this new vehicle we are going to enter another important market
segment with our own product.”
"This is a win-win
deal for both the Chrysler Group and Volkswagen," said Chrysler
Group President and CEO Tom LaSorda. "With our manufacturing and
platform engineering flexibility, we can deliver a high-quality
product specifically tailored to Volkswagen's customers' tastes
with little or no substitution effect on the current Dodge and Chrysler
minivan lineup.”
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