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VW Favoring Mexico Plant for North American Golf Mk7, Expected to go on Sale at the End of 2014 - One of the explanations why Volkswagen hasn't formally mentioned something regarding the North yank availableness of the new, seventh generation Golf that was bestowed at the Paris Motor Show last week, is as a result of it hasn't reached a judicial decision on wherever it'll turn out the compact hatchback for the native market.

Nevertheless, which will modification before long as VW business executive Martin Winterkorn told German magazine Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Autonews, that the corporate is leaning towards its industrial plant in city, Mexico, for the North yank production of the new Golf. an equivalent plant additionally builds the Jetta saloon.

Asked regarding the likelihood of producing the compact hatch at VW's new industrial plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that presently builds the yank Passat, Winterkorn was negative.

"Chattanooga has exhausted its capability," he said. "If we tend to expand there, associate degree SUV that finally ends up roomier than the Tiguan would have an honest shot."

Winterkorn other that the maker can have selected the assembly web site "in a matter of simply some weeks" and can be ready to announce a sales date before the top of the year, with Automobilwoche stating that the Golf Mk7 ought to arrive within the us at the top of 2014 or in early 2015 at the newest.

Currently, the new Golf is made completely at VW's German factories in Wolfsburg and Zwickau, with VW having created plans to supply the automotive in China similarly ranging from next year.

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