Volkswagen revealed that although a plug-in hybrid variant of the Tiguan will be produced in Europe, it will not be sold in North America. The reasoning, according to Hein Schafer Sr VP, Product Marketing & Strategy for Volkswagen USA, is that VW's Mexican plant does not currently have the ability to produce plug-in hybrid cars. The price of a PHEV Tiguan would also make it uncompetitive in the US market--especially with the ID.4 on its way.
That's not to say that the Tiguan will never gain a PHEV variant.
"It [a plug-in hybrid] may make sense, yes," Schafer told VW Vortex. "We are looking at, particularly for the successor [to this Tiguan], an electrified variant."
Whether such a vehicle will make it to dealerships in the US remains to be seen but for now, at least, there is hope.
That's not to say that the Tiguan will never gain a PHEV variant.
"It [a plug-in hybrid] may make sense, yes," Schafer told VW Vortex. "We are looking at, particularly for the successor [to this Tiguan], an electrified variant."
Whether such a vehicle will make it to dealerships in the US remains to be seen but for now, at least, there is hope.
