2016 Volkswagen Tiguan mule spy photo / SB-Medien
On sale in 2017
Volkswagen has disclosed plans to produce in Mexico a
three-row version of the second
generation Tiguan.
It seems rumors about a seven-seater
Tiguan were true as Volkswagen de Mexico has announced the car will enter
production towards the end of 2016 at the factory in Puebla. To get ready for
the roomier Tiguan assembly, Volkswagen will invest $1 billion in the expansion
and modernization of the production facilities where they also put together the
seventh generation Golf.
The seven-seater Volkswagen Tiguan will be built by about 2,000 employees at a
production rate of 500 units per day and will be commercialized starting 2017 in North and
South America, as well as in other regions of the world, with the exception of
EU countries and China. Tiguan production will require installing new lines at the Puebla
factory where they will also establish a new body shop and other buildings which
will add 90,000 square meters to Volkswagen de Mexico's Puebla facilities.
According to the latest rumors, the Euro-spec Tiguan will be
unveiled in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show and will have just about the
same dimensions as the outgoing model. Needless to say, the seven-seater will
adopt a longer wheelbase to make room for the third row of seats.
Volkswagen Australia managing director John White has
previously revealed the new MQB-based Tiguan will be "totally redesigned" and it will
look "phenomenal." Interestingly, there are also talks about a sporty-looking five-seater version
which if produced will likely be influenced by the Cross
Coupe GTE concept.
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