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News Analysis
Seven ages of van
Volkswagen says shared development of model built on Ford platform has not diluted its quality, reports James Dallas
T
he seventh-generation of VW’s best-selling
Transporter arrived in UK showrooms in March. It has resulted from VW’s product- sharing partnership with Ford and is built on the same platform as the Transit Custom at Ford’s plant in Turkey. Lars Krause, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle’s board member for sales and marketing, claims the joint development has not detracted from the iconic van’s pedigree. “It’s always a challenge
with a successor,” he told What Van? “Te main focus is always to deliver the best value for customers.” Krause claims he
was involved in the van’s development from the first meetings with Ford in 2017 and described the process as “truly a joint programme”. “It’s not that we took a van
and changed something,” he said, “We were there in the development, [we] learnt from each other.” Krause claims Volkswagen now offers customers the
most comprehensive choice of electric and ICE medium vans in the market with the Transporter, ID Buzz Cargo and Multivan. He says the electric-only ID
Buzz Cargo does not overlap with the e-Transporter because it has a smaller load volume of 3.9m3
, which is more in
line with the diesel-powered Caddy Maxi. Krause could not say whether the next generation Transporter would be taken back in house, but he did confirm the forthcoming e-Crafter large van, which will be launched in 2027 or 2028, will be a Volkswagen- developed product shared with MAN, as is the case with the current Crafter, which is also marketed as the MAN TGE. Krause said Volkswagen believes electrification is the future for LCVs and has no intention of joining other manufacturers, such as Stellantis, in building large hydrogen-powered vans. “We do not see the business
case,” he said, “the production process is so expensive.”
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