Inovev expects 50,000 units per year from the new Volkswagen Atlas coupe SUV
- Volkswagen launched the Atlas SUV in 2017, exclusively for the US market. It was at the time to complete the SUV range of the builder, a category in strong growth in the US market, since today SUVs represent half of sales. The Atlas is at the top of the Volkswagen SUV range, above the Tiguan and Touareg. This is the largest vehicle produced on the MQB platform of the Volkswagen Group. Its length reaches 5.04m, its width 1.97m and its height 1.77m. It is produced at the Chattanooga (Tennessee) site in the United States. As of 2018, the Atlas is marketed under the name of Volkswagen Teramont in the Middle East, China, Mexico and Russia.
- Volkswagen added in October 2019 a four-door coupe called Atlas Cross Sport. This new model is 7cm shorter and 6cm lower than the Atlas. However, it retains the same width and the same wheelbase.
- The engines are identical, namely a gasoline 2.0 turbocharged 2.0 cylinder engine developing 235hp and a V6 gasoline 3.6 developing 276ch. The production will be carried out, like the Atlas, on the American site of Chattanooga.
- The new model intends to compete with the Mercedes GLE coupe, BMW X6 and Audi Q8 for a significantly lower price.
- It also takes the place of the Touareg in the US market, because this model has just been removed in this market.
- The Atlas Cross Sport could total 50,000 sales per year, without cannibalizing sales of the standard Atlas which is aimed at a more family-oriented clientele. Teramont could eventually benefit from a similar version.
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