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In 1996, the Type 9K Caddy Panel Van [1] and Type 9U Caddy were released on the market. The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle unit launched a joint venture to replace their aging large vans, and the jointly developed Volkswagen LT and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter were launched onto the market with success. [1]
The Volkswagen Crafter, introduced in 2006, is the largest three- to five-ton van produced and sold by the German automaker Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.The Crafter officially replaced the Volkswagen Transporter LT that was launched in 1975, although it is known as the LT3, its production plant code.
Press shop and engine production begins in 1965. In 1966, SAMAD was renamed Volkswagen of South Africa Ltd., which was 63% owned by VW. In 1974, VW bought all remaining shares of VW of South Africa, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary, Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty.) Ltd. Primarily supplies countries which use right-hand drive
The Volkswagen LT is the largest light commercial panel van produced by Volkswagen (and subsequently Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as of 1996) from 1975 to 2006, before being replaced by the Crafter. Two generations were produced.
Re-badged and re-engined Sprinters were also sold by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as the Volkswagen LT and the Volkswagen Crafter. They are now primarily marketed by Mercedes-Benz. In the Mercedes-Benz van lineup, the Sprinter is the largest model offered, followed by the mid-size Vito (aka Viano, V-Class, and EQV) and small Citan.
The Volkswagen Transporter, based on the Volkswagen Group's T platform, now in its seventh generation, refers to a series of vans produced for over 70 years and marketed worldwide. The T series is now considered an official Volkswagen Group automotive platform. [1] [2] and generations are sequentially named T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7.
Volkswagen Titan 18.310 is champion in the Super European Truck Championships in the first year it competes October 2005 Beginning of the Volkswagen Truck and Bus operation in South Africa with the production of three Volksbus models [3] November 2005 Volkswagen Truck and Bus release Delivery (5 to 8 tonnes) and Constellation (13 to 45 tonnes ...
This is known to VW enthusiasts as the "South African look," and swapping the square headlights to round headlights is a popular conversion by van owners with non-South African vehicles. The T3 was replaced by the T4 ( Eurovan ) in the U.S. market in 1993 (1992 saw no Volkswagen vans imported to the U.S. market, aside from custom campers sold ...