Volkswagen Tiguan celebrates 5 million products

The Volkswagen Tiguan has already reached 5 million copies produced worldwide. The intermediate SUV of the German brand was launched in 2007, the second in its category in the brand, since the appearance of the Touareg in 2002, alongside Porsche Cayenne.

According to VW, more than 120,000 vehicles were produced in 2008, representing annual growth of up to 500,000 in 2015. Last year, the Tiguan had

Produced over 10 years, the first generation Tiguan was made in Wolfsburg, Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh, capital of Vietnam. Using the PQ46 platform, the sport utility offered 2.0 TDI diesel and petrol with 2.0 TSI. Volkswagen Tiguan celebrates 5 million vehicles produced ” width=”1024″ height=”594″/>

In 2016, Volkswagen began production. of the second generation, now on the modular platform MQB, but with a differential having two sizes. The European standard size (4.48 m) was initially launched for production in Wolfsburg, in addition to India, Malaysia and Algeria.

In China, the largest Tiguan Allspace (4.79 m) was also manufactured. in Puebla, Mexico. During the process, VW moved from the first generation to Ösnabruck, in the former Karmann factory, where it was manufactured for a few months under the name Tiguan Limited (in the US market) and with a 1.4 TSI engine. and a front wheel drive.

Last year, already with the Mexican model, the Tiguan sold 5,771 units, a good volume, surpbading competitors like the Chevrolet Equinox, for example, also coming from the Latin country. The SUV is available starting from $ 124,990 and in three versions, which can carry from 5 to 7 pbadengers, with 1.4 TSI engines of 150 horses or 2.0 TSI of 220 horses and a traction of 4Motion.