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VW Group to Drop 40+ Models? ...PLATFORMS?(update)

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VW Group to Drop40+ Models?
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The Volkswagen Group will stop building over 40 models in the coming years as part of a massive restructuring plan, according to a new report.

The company's current lineup consists of no less than 340 models spread out across a dozen brands, including SEAT, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche. German newspaper Handelsblatt points out that the decision to thin the portfolio is part of a new strategy, but it stopped short of revealing which models are living on borrowed time.

Interestingly, Volkswagen openly admits that its portfolio of cars is about to get smaller.

"A decision on how many models will be phased out or ceased has not been taken yet," said a company spokesman in an interview with Automotive News.

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Re: VW Group to Drop 40+ Models?

I think VW should (1) drop the US Passat, (2) manufacture crossovers at the Tennessee plant, (3) drop the CC, and (4) bring the European Passat back to the US. I also wish it would introduce a lower cost Golf in the US using the Jetta's 1.4 turbo.
 
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subtitle: Another one bites the Dust?...

Audi May Stop Producing Its Own Platforms After Dieselgate And Possibly Kill R8
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 11:03 pm | By Brad Anderson


As Audi looks to slash costs in the wake of Volkswagen's dieselgate scandal, it has been revealed that the German marque won't design and engineer its own platforms anymore.

German magazine Der Spiegel broke the news and reports that Audi's MLB platform could be the biggest victim of the money saving measures.

The MLB architecture currently underpins all models from the A4 to the A8 and the Q5 and Q7 SUVs and for the next-generation range of models, could be replaced by VW's transverse MQB and Porsche's MSB platforms.

This would mean that Audi's mainstream A4 and A5 ranges could switch from a longitudinal engine layout to a transverse setup based on the VW Passat's MQB architecture,
while(BUT) the brand's larger A6 and A7 would move to the MSB platform offering rear-wheel drive (alongside all-wheel drive variants) for the very first time.

This decision could also see the carmaker ditch the mid-engined platform of the R8 supercar, spelling an end to the model as we know it. However, there is a possibility that the third-generation R8 could be based around the Porsche 911.
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