WOLFSBURG, Germany
— Volkswagen has announced that it will unveil its new minivan, the Routan, at the Chicago auto show in February. VW says the Routan, jointly developed with Chrysler, is intended “especially for the U.S. market.”
The name “Routan” is intended to connect the new model to VW’s European vans, the Touran and Sharan, while containing what the German automaker calls an English word: “route.” The minivan will be built at Chrysler’s Windsor, Ontario, assembly plant. Although it was designed with Chrysler, VW says the look both inside and out “of course” is in line with its own “clear design concept.” Click here to read more.. »