Five years after premiering a VW Up!-based SUV in
concept guise, it would appear the carmaker finally has the impetus to put it
into production.
German publication Autobild claims to have received
word that VW’s board has decided to give the compact SUV the thumbs up for
approval, not long after also pushing forward with plans to launch the
Polo-based T-Cross and Golf-based T-Roc.
Apparently, it took VW so long to approve the
vehicle because it could prove quite expensive to build, owing to the fact that
it won’t borrow all that many parts from other VW vehicles.
It is also reported the company has been encouraged
to build the Up! SUV because Brazil’s small SUV market is currently dominated
by the Dacia Duster and Ford EcoSport.
