

| Subject: | Re: Asking VW about plans for a new microbus |
| From: | Mark Brush |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:26:48 -0500 |
Cool! So that model will be released in Europe, right? I had a conversation with a VW person here in Detroit. I'll be putting that Q and A up online here soon. On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 5:19 AM, Christoph Boltze <C.Boltze@gmx.de> wrote: > Oh seems that attachments doesn't work, here a link: > > http://vwpix.org/web/CC_VWN_2014.jpg > > Christoph > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] Im Auftrag > von Christoph Boltze > Gesendet: Freitag, 16. Januar 2015 11:00 > An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Betreff: AW: Asking VW about plans for a new microbus > > Hi Mark, > > the next new bus it the 6th generation (T6) coming up in spring this year. > I have good connections to the Volkswagen development here in Germany and I > haven't heard about another Van or Bus project besides the normal Bus. So > there will be no new microbus or something else at the moment. Sorry :-/ I > put the cover of their 2014 Christmas card on this mail :) > > Regards > Christoph > -- > http://www.vwpix.org > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] Im Auftrag > von Mark Brush > Gesendet: Freitag, 9. Januar 2015 17:35 > An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Betreff: Asking VW about plans for a new microbus > > Hey all - > > My full-time job is crawling under my 1990 Westie trying to identify leaks. > My *other *job is reporting for a public radio station here in Michigan. > > Every year I go to the Detroit Auto Show and try to come up with stories > to write/produce for the station. > > I'm considering asking VW about their plans for a microbus at this year's > show and writing a little post about it online. > > It seems like we've been hearing about a "new bus" every year for the last > 15 years (I even recall a little Hot Wheel microbus being made). > > Here's the last thing I read about their plans: > > > http://www.cartalk.com/blogs/jim-motavalli/five-reasons-vw-should-bring-back-bus > > Does anyone on this list have a burning question about VW's plans that I > should ask? Anyone have any insights into what VW is planning here? > > My guess is that a quality microbus would be expensive to build, and it > doesn't have the mass appeal they're looking for in the North American > market. > > Any questions you want answered or any thoughts you want to share would be > much appreciated! > > Best, > > Mark > > > > Mark Brush, Digital Editor > Michigan Radio <http://michiganradio.org/> w (734) 647-3472 > > <mark@michiganradio.org> <https://twitter.com/markbrush> > <https://www.facebook.com/mark.brush.10> > <https://soundcloud.com/mark-brush> <http://instagram.com/markthomasbrush > > > -- Mark Brush, Digital Editor Michigan Radio <http://michiganradio.org/> w (734) 647-3472 <mark@michiganradio.org> <https://twitter.com/markbrush> <https://www.facebook.com/mark.brush.10> <https://soundcloud.com/mark-brush> <http://instagram.com/markthomasbrush>
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