Inovev forecasts 75,000 units per year of the new Volkswagen Amarok pickup
- Recent industrial agreements between Ford and Volkswagen have notably led to the launch of a new generation of the Ford Transit Connect van based on the new Volkswagen Caddy, this van now being produced by Volkswagen in Poland (Poznan) and no longer by Ford in Spain (Valencia). These agreements will also enable the launch of new Ford electric vehicles based on Volkswagen's MEB platform from 2023. For Volkswagen, it allows the carmaker to give a replacement to its Amarok pickup, which was sold at more than 800,000 units since 2009.
- Produced in Argentina but also in Germany, the Amarok pick-up had surfed on the short fashion of pick-ups in Europe driven by the Toyota Hilux and Nissan Navara, but the collapse of pick-up sales in Europe had caused the end of the Amarok on the German assembly lines (Hanover).
- With a sales volume of 75,000 units per year on average, Volkswagen did not want to create a new pick-up from a scratch but use the platform, body and engines of the Ford Ranger pick-up. This one is a worldwide success with more than 3.1 million sales since 2009 (4 times more than the Amarok).
- The new Volkswagen Amarok will therefore no longer be produced in Hanover (Germany) but in Silverton (South Africa) in Ford plant, alongside the Ford Ranger which is also produced in Thailand, Argentina and the United States. Inovev is forecasting 75,000 units per year of the new Amarok, which will boost activity at the Silverton site, but the prospects for marketing this model in the United States remain practically low.
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