New York: Definite Maybe - VW Up! could be headed Stateside
by Frank Filipponio (RSS feed) on Apr 9th, 2009 at 1:20PM
Here in New York, Volkswagen CEO Stefan Jacoby said the company might be shaking things "Up" again in the States. The on-again, off-again status of the Up! mini-car on these shores is apparently about to go on – again. While the Up! (likely to reintroduce the Lupo nameplate) won't see production until 2012 at the earliest, Jacoby is hinting that it could be on sale here when it debuts: "Up! could be in the future of the market here. In urban areas like New York, a car like Up! has a good chance."Jacoby, among others, thinks that fuel efficiency will remain a big draw into the future,... Read More
