Volkswagen prepares SUVs for 2017

The Volkswagen works to solve what is considered the main problem of its product line in the US: the lack of adequate SUVs to the world’s second largest market. The result is that its 10 million cars sold last year, only 600,000 were in the US soil. This way, Volkswagen prepare five new SUV that will hit the US market – and some of them to Brazil – the next three years. All specifically developed to please the American consumer – anticipating a market positioning of Volkswagen in US in 2017 much stronger than at present.

Volkswagen has two SUV to the US. The Tiguan with two rows of seats and five seats, which is priced starting at US $ 26,255, but has two major problems: a very outdated infotainment system; lack of diesel and hybrid versions. They estimate that a diesel version could quadruple Tigan’s sales in the US.

The other SUV from VW US in the Touareg: Luxury model, priced starting at US $ 44,705 dollars, and with two major problems: old-fashioned infotainment system and high price for a five-seat SUV.