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This is a discussion on Sluggish sales could spell end of VW Routan within the Touran/Sharan/Routan forums, part of the Volkswagen category; Originally Posted by Merc1 Thats true, I bet the question was in all the board meetings "do we invest in ...
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Old 04-23-2009, 02:28 PM   #11
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Thats true, I bet the question was in all the board meetings "do we invest in a totally new product or do we outsource one"? I still think that concept would have been a hit. Sometimes a new, fresh product can enliven a shrinking market, and even if the market is shrinking you can still gain market share/sales while other shrink/die/drop out of the market. Ford and GM have given up on minivans all together. Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, Nissan are the only ones left. Hyundai and Kia are quiting after this year.


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Most of the Minivans I see on the road today and which are very nice is the Ford S-max. It is very appealing to family's. and Lets face it...It's kinda cool for a mini van!

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Old 04-23-2009, 03:01 PM   #12
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If only we had those over here.

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Old 04-24-2009, 08:51 PM   #13
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After Routan I feel VWoA will only produce a Toyota Highlander competitor based on the future Tennessee sedan.
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VW should name their cars better than these tongue twister names. e.g. Toureg, Routan / Poutan. People in US have renamed Toureg to Treg.
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