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Volkswagen to sell small cars in the U.S.
By Yoann Besnard on 12 February 2008 | 
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Volkswagen is determined to increase its sales on the American market whatever it takes to achieve such an ambitious goal. After the Passat CC, the return of the Phaeton, the German car maker is seriously considering bringing the small VW derived from the Up! concept car.
Offering a small car on the American car market would have been compared to a suicide attempt a few years ago but with rising gas prices, American start to change their negative perception towards small cars. Aware of the new order, Volkswagen is currently studying the opportunity to export the future low budget Volkswagen there.
“Small cars like the Polo could be very, very interesting,” Volkswagen Group of America Chief Stefan Jacoby told Automotive News. Other possible models “are attractive lifestyle cars that are a little bit SUV-looking and a little van,” Jacoby revealed. Between the lines, Volkswagen actually wants a share of the large pie owned by BMW with the Mini. Surely, a fun car derived from the Up! concept car would be an interesting offer.