Ensure that Volkswagen will manufacture a variant of the Škoda Kodiaq in Argentina and China, in order to sell it under the name Volkswagen Tharu.
Volkswagen prepares an SUV means to supply the asian markets, and Latin american, which will be produced in China and Argentina. According to the point from the portal brazilian Carplace, the German firm has already registered in the patent office brazilian denomination Volkswagen Tharu, such as are intended to refer to this new model.
Ensure that the new Volkswagen Tharu will be developed by Škoda, based on the Škoda kodiaq and using the modular platform MQB. The model will be located half way between the T-Cross and Tiguan AllSpace and as well as the model of the Czech brand will have a few 4,38 meters in length.
The new Tharu will take the place of the T-Roc outside of the european and north american markets, as an alternative to something more affordable. The range of SUVs from the German firm will be well made up by seven different options: T-Cross, T-Roc, Tharu, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace, Touareg and Atlas, although not all of them will be available in all markets.
at the moment there is no official information as well as images that allow to know how it will look, although it is likely an adaptation of the Škoda Kodiaq to incorporate the identity of the models of Volkswagen. it Is expected that in Latin America the Tharu end up replacing the Volkswagen Tiguan five seats by the year 2021, when it will be offered only on the Tiguan in your version of seven-seater.