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Volkswagen Model Cuts Put These Cars at Risk
By Robert R. Guio, TestMiles.com at KTSM 9 News (NBC)
· July 15, 2026
· 1 min read
(TestMiles) - Volkswagen Group has made an unusually blunt promise: it plans to shrink its global model lineup by as much as 50 percent and reduce equipment complexity by up to 75 percent. That doesn’t mean half the cars in American showrooms disappear tomorrow, but every slow seller, overlapping...
Key takeaway That doesn’t mean half the cars in American showrooms disappear tomorrow, but every slow seller, overlapping body style and expensive future program [...
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Published: July 15, 2026 ·
Source: KTSM 9 News (NBC) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? (TestMiles) - Volkswagen Group has made an unusually blunt promise: it plans to shrink its global model lineup by as much as 50 percent and reduce equipment complexity by up to 75 percent. That doesn’t mean half the cars in American showrooms disappear tomorrow, but every slow seller, overlapping...
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