Volkswagen Seriously Looking At Truck Market In US - Do They Even Stand A Chance?

Volkswagen's commercial vehicle division has great prospects for future sales and is toying with the idea of launching vans and pick-up trucks in the United States, its top executive said.

"Orders are at a level that some would wish for," Eckhard Scholz, chief executive of Volkswagen's (VW) commercial vehicles division said. "We are probably the brand with the best sales and order figures" within the twelve-brand VW group.

Sales of VW commercial vehicles soared by a quarter in August to 35,500 units, with eight-month deliveries up 8.2 percent at 308,500, according to figures seen by Reuters. VW is scheduled to release official sales data on Thursday.

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MDarringer - 9/26/2016 1:47:36 PM

+2 Boost

They can buy Ram and Jeep. Problem solved.

TomM - 9/27/2016 7:50:59 AM

+4 Boost

THere is something wrong here - THey are talking about COMMERCIAL Vehicles - not Pick-ps and SUVS. THe Commercial Division of VW sells BIG Trucks and Vans. ANd they would need to establish reliability - which is key to COMMERCIAL vehicle sales.

MDarringer - 9/27/2016 8:42:20 AM

+1 Boost

As usual, VW would be late to the market.