Importers and Dealers Excited by VW SUV Announcement

Joe Kirkpatrick of Tri State Imports in Cleveland says he has seen car lines and factories come and go.
     But after 40 years as a Volkswagen importer feels the new SUV will have a knock on affect for businesses throughout the region.

"When the Volkswagen plant first opened in Chattanooga, we noticed a spike in our business almost immediately it breeds a lot of enthusiasm among the VW community and also makes a lot of interest for people who have an older VW to maybe buy an old one and restore it as well as buy a new product"

At Village Volkswagen of Chattanooga they say they are excited by the news because there is a demand for a 5-7 seater SUV in the US market.

Dale Smith, GM Village Volkswagen, "Yes its very very important announcement we are in desperate need of a people hauler one that will haul 6-7 people, gear, luggage to be competitive in the US market"

Smith added that people are choosing volkswagen but new vehicle lines are always welcome.

"Sales have been good, no complaints but we are looking for new product like the Cross Blue that’s which they have more coming such as the Tiguan and some others"

The Cross Blue was originally unveiled at the Detroit Auto show back in 2013.

The announcement was also heralded in European auto journals.