Mark the date 2018 is when the Volkswagen Group expects to surpass Toyota and take its place as the world’s biggest carmaker. These are bold words coming from chairman Martin Winterkorn who spoke to Autocar in Wolfsburg where the new VW Polo received the 2010 Car of the Year Award.
Winterkorn predicts that by 2018, its seven car marques – VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Lamborghini, Bentley and Bugatti – will account for more than 10 million car sales a year. This year alone, the group will introduce 60 new models and new model revisions, including special models for its far-flung export markets in China, India and South America, as well as Europe. Winterkorn revealed that half of the models would wear VW badges. This includes a new Passat, a new Jetta, a revised Phaeton, a facelift for the Touran and revisions for various Passat-based models sold in China. Audi’s new models include those of the A1, A6 and A7.
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