Here is a bit of a story on it:

http://autos.canada.com/autoshow2007/story.html?id=dc570c23-356d-4784-88f1-b70178afee33

James

Quoting Dan Weeks <theprofileco@DWX.COM>:

> I was indeed. Don't have a link, unfortunately.
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Feb 5, 2008, at 11:31 AM, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
>
>> Scott - I'm sure he was referring to the yet to be released VW Mini-
>> van that
>> is being built by Chrysler.
>>
>> On Feb 4, 2008 8:41 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam
>> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What do you mean "went to bed with Chrysler" ?
>>> I can' think of any vw-Chrysler connection, remind me.
>>> In modern times, 90's and later.
>>> There was a bit of odd cross over at one time - Dodge Omni type of
>>> thing -
>>> but in the 90's and later.
>>> Thnx,
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> Chris S.
>>> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 3:26 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Nice Video on the Cancelled MicroBus
>>>
>>> I was going to buy that when it came out.  I even went to the
>>> Detroit
>>> Auto
>>> Show in 2001 to see it.  Damn the VW bean counters!  They said they
>>> couldn't
>>> sell enough of these niche vehicles so they went to bed with
>>> Chrysler.
>>>
>>> http://www.knology.net/~vw/microbus/
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris S.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>> '90 Carat (Grover)
>> '86 (We call this one Parts)
>> '85 GL (Preparing to move to a new Home)
>> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus