Phaeton fired (in the US)
Newswheel staff :: 15 November 2005 :: Filed under Saloon, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Phaeton, US
VW’s lumpy luxo-barge hasn’t exactly been a smash hit in any market. But if the launch of a cheaper 3-litre diesel version in Europe has encouraged a few Euro execs to forsake their precious BMWs and Mercs, the Phaeton has been literally welded to the floor in showrooms Stateside. Not anymore. VW North America has admitted defeat. The Phaeton will no longer be imported.
