Dr. Martin Winterkorn, the Volkswagen CEO, gave a business update on the eve of the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. Â He also made several forward looking statements, and the juicy one was his confirmation of a new Volkswagen midsize SUV for the North American market.
This vehicle will use much of the design and style from the CrossBlue concept VW revealed a year ago. Â It will have three-rows of seating and will likely feature diesel and/or hybrid power-trains. Â Dr. Winterkorn mentioned this new crossover will come to market in 2016.
In other news, the 2014 will be the year of the new Golf. Â Mk7 Golf is going into production in two days at the Pueblo Mexico plant.
Check out this insider TFLcar video from last year’s Detroit show. Â We will have many videos of latest vehicles from the 2014 Detroit show over the next few days.
