VW puts wheels in motion on pick-ups

**wikedgolf** · 09-17-2007, 04:02 PM

VW puts wheels in motion on pick-ups

By John Reed in Frankfurt

Published: September 11 2007 22:12 | Last updated: September 11 2007 22:12

Volkswagen is considering developing a pick-up truck as it seeks to boost global sales and challenge the growing power of Japan’s Toyota.

VW also plans to develop a “family of small vehicles” akin to the original Beetle in price and design and geared toward urban and emerging-markets buyers, Martin Winterkorn, its chief executive told the Financial Times.

and we wont see them here in the US at all... I've also over heard this is 1 of 12 new vehicles slated to come from VW with in the next couple of years.

Source: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/89eb607e-609...ml&_i_referer=

**Euro** · 09-17-2007 04:02 PM

**T-Red** · 09-17-2007, 08:13 PM

You mean this one?

I don't think so... you can't mount a 5th-wheel in it for towing. And if Touaregs are able to tow a 747, they can tow anything.

**FunktasticVR6** · 09-17-2007, 09:46 PM

Cool. A Touareg pickup would be awesome! But europe already has this cool thing:

**T-Red** · 09-17-2007, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by FunktasticVR6

Cool. A Touareg pickup would be awesome! But europe already has this cool thing:

I've seen a few of those on the freeway here in San Diego. In Mexico it's called a Pointer pickup, not to be confused with the Pointer sedan. A very cheap and cheap-looking vehicle that could never be sold in the US. I doubt VW de Mexico sells that many, when there are better small pickups from the Japanese companies.