Volkswagen to launch 10- new SUV in India by 2021

Volkswagen will unleash up to 10 new models – all SUVs – in India across 2020 and 2021. The all-SUV line-up will be led by the Volkswagen brand itself.

Volkswagen SUV lineup includes

VW will bring in the T-Roc compact SUV alongside the long wheelbase Tiguan Allspace to market at the 2020 Auto Expo.

T-Roc will be brought in as a CBU (completely built unit), the bigger volumes will naturally come from the locally built cars. On display will be a production-ready concept of the for the India version of the T-Cross compact SUV.

The new Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace will replace the existing short-wheelbase model sold in India.

The Volkswagen T-Cross for India will be heavily modified and will likely get a different name.

Both cars will use VW’s MQB-A modular platform and drive on the much-touted 1.0 TSI small displacement turbocharged engine as the mainstay. Both will also sport an automatic variant. The VW T-Roc and Tiguan Allspace will also be petrol-only by the way, and it goes without saying that all cars mentioned will be BS6 compliant.

The VW T-Roc will be available in limited volume and so despite a profitability hit, VW will aim to price it as attractively as possible. It will compete with the Jeep Compass, Tata Harrier and MG Hector. Skoda is also likely to get its T-Roc alter ego to India.

The Skoda Karoq is also likely as a CBU – though in this case, there will be a slightly more attractive pricing plan according to our sources. Yet with limited volume at play, VW and Skoda shall aim to use the T-Roc and Karoq as brand shapers. The real volume will only come from the slightly more compact aforementioned siblings. Skoda will also bring the potent Kodiaq RS – a powerful and sporty variant of its benchmark premium SUV to India.

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