Date:         Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:26:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Mark Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Asking VW about plans for a new microbus
Comments: To: Christoph Boltze <C.Boltze@gmx.de>
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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
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