“Volkswagen Phaeton is out of production”

Posted on 17-12-2015 at 15:34 by rubenpriest – 44 Comments”

Too expensive, so exit?

Volkswagen, the productiekraan fully closing its flagship, according to the German media. The factory in Dresden will be available by march 2016 will not be used to the large sedan to produce.

The plans seem to be part of the current austerity programme of the group. Concepts, and less profitable projects are a lower priority. The Phaeton belongs certainly on the list of ‘the best-selling VW’s of all time’, the choice of VAG is not entirely noteworthy.

Earlier this year it became known that the car will have a facelift would be getting for 2016, it later emerged that this update was postponed. It is not goodbye for the Phaeton. In the background is quietly continuing to work on an electric variant of the luxury sedan. This e-Phaeton is still scheduled for 2019, even though it is still the question of whether the electric sedan is coming in that year.