VW’s Skoda Citigo et Seat Mii will be discontinued
- The Volkswagen Group has been marketing a A segment sedans under their three brands: Volkswagen (Up), Skoda (Citigo) and Seat (Mii) since 2011. However, the success of these models remains very relative (172,000 sales in 2016, of which 114,000 Up, 37,000 Citigo and 21,000 Mii).
- This is why the Volkswagen group decided not to replace the Citigo and Mii who are in the second half of their series life (they were restyled in 2016).
- The German carmaker says it wants to focus on the launch of the future small SUVs Skoda (name unknown) and Seat (Arona) on the high growth B segment SUV market.
- According to the manufacturer, sales of these future small SUVs are expected to be two to three times higher than those of the Citigo and Mii, from 75,000 to 100,000 for the Skoda model positioned below the Karoq (C segment) and 40,000 to 60,000 for the Seat model located below the Ateca (C segment).
- As far as the Volkswagen Up is concerned, it should be replaced (around 2020), even if a segment B SUV is now about to be launched under the VW brand (known as T-Roc). This small SUV (4.23m long) should be manufactured at the Volkswagen site in Portugal (Palmela) from the fourth quarter of 2017.
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