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Volkswagen is determined to increase its sales on the American market whatever it takes to achieve such an ambitious goal. After the Passat CC, the return of the Phaeton, the German car maker is seriously considering bringing the small VW derived from the Up! concept car.<\/p>\n

Offering a small car on the American car market would have been compared to a suicide attempt a few years ago but with rising gas prices, American start to change their negative perception towards small cars. Aware of the new order, Volkswagen is currently studying the opportunity to export the future low budget Volkswagen there. <\/p>\n

\u201cSmall cars like the Polo could be very, very interesting,\u201d Volkswagen Group of America Chief Stefan Jacoby told Automotive News. Other possible models \u201care attractive lifestyle cars that are a little bit SUV-looking and a little van,\u201d Jacoby revealed. Between the lines, Volkswagen actually wants a share of the large pie owned by BMW with the Mini. Surely, a fun car derived from the Up! concept car would be an interesting offer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Volkswagen is determined to increase its sales on the American market whatever it takes to achieve such an ambitious goal. After the Passat CC, the return of the Phaeton, the German car maker is seriously considering bringing the small VW derived from the Up! concept car. 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