Volkswagen Assembling Three-Row Tiguan In Mexico

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: March 10th, 2015

volkswagen assembling three row tiguan in mexico

The three-vow version of the Volkswagen Tiguan will hit showrooms from Puebla, Mexico in 2017.

AutoGuide reports Volkswagen is investing $1 billion into its Puebla facility in preparation of the vehicle, with the funds going toward expansion and modernization, as well as tooling. The expansion will add 295,275 square feet to the facility.

Once ready, the plant can build as many as 500 Tiguans per day for markets in both Americas, Europe and China. Puebla currently assembles the new Golf, which uses VW’s MQB modular platform.

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Jimal on Mar 10, 2015

Since the author seems to have omitted the word "new" from the article, it should be noted that the 3-row Tiguan referenced in the article will be an all-new vehicle, based on the MQB architecture, when it comes out in 2017.

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- Dtremit on Mar 10, 2015
  
  Which no three-row buyer will probably consider because they're keeping the same name as the outgoing compact crossover. Brilliant move for VW, who can always snatch North American defeat from the jaws of victory.
  
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- Jimal on Mar 10, 2015
  
  @dtremit I don't see why the name would be an issue. It is much easier to introduce a new and improved version of an existing vehicle than it is to create awareness for a new model name. Look at the history of the Taurus, or VW's schizophrenia over the Golf and Rabbit names.
  
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- Dtremit on Mar 11, 2015
  
  @Jimal That's just it, though -- it's not really a new and improved version of an existing vehicle. It's a new entrant in a segment they've never competed in before. Any three-row crossover buyer who knows what a TIguan is today is going to say "oh, that's the small one, isn't it?" And it suggests VW isn't going to have anything in the current Tiguan segment, which is worrisome.
  
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Shadow mozes on Mar 10, 2015

Uh-oh. That doesn't sound good.

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Wmba on Mar 10, 2015

Even if based off MQB and as big as a Euro Passat, three rows seems like a stretch. I find the new GTI and A3 a bit confining due to huge wide door sills and small front door openings, thus not the easiest to get in and out of. The current Tiguan is a tiny joke inside, advertised endlessly on Canadian TV for $24,990 as a replacement racehorse (I do not jest), which model is completely unavailable when you visit the dealer. If I cared more, I could shoot an email complaint to the Advertising Standards Council. But, I'll put that off until they advertise the new Tiguan as a genuine German-Engineered NBA-endorsed six-passenger luxury Autobahn vehicle. That'll likely be week two after launch.

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- PrincipalDan on Mar 10, 2015
  
  Meh, don't think SUBURBAN or DODGE CARAVAN 3rd row with the Tiguan. Think Highlander, Santa Fe, etc. The third rows in those vehicles are like the proverbial jump seats in the old wagons like the Panters and B-bodys. If you are 10 years old and up, you're not going to be comfortable in one.
  
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- Corey Lewis on Mar 10, 2015
  
  @PrincipalDan You know the SUV which was of similar size, but had much better room? Better visibility, usable 3rd row etc. Discovery II. Within an inch of measurements of the current Highlander, except height, where the DII is a full 8" taller.
  
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Mackie on Mar 10, 2015

2017? Sounds awfully ambitious for Volkswagen. It will likely be December 2017—if it's not delayed for yet another 6 months.

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