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VW boss confirms new small car

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Volkswagen AG chief Martin Winterkorn has confirmed there’ll be a new compact model released under the VW label, whose extra production numbers should also prevent further job cuts. In an interview with German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, he proposed the "design and development of a new, very small, model below the Fox," adding that it’ll be "an economical, everyday small car that looks attractive and is affordable."

Unlike DaimlerChrysler’s recently launched second-generation Smart compact, the new VW model will be a genuine four-seater with storage space for the passenger’s luggage, reports the Detroit News. VW is currently in the process of shedding up to 20,000 jobs and introducing longer working hours at its German plant, a program launched by previous CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder, but Winterkorn has indicated the company did not plan any more cuts beyond that.

"We need the team in its current strength in order to realize additional projects that we are getting started now," he was quoted as saying, adding "there will definitely be a hybrid propulsion for cars in the compact class such as the Polo and Golf - as quickly as possible."

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By NaBUru38 Posted: 2/11/2007 2:01pm PST

First of all, the Fortwo is a micro car (sub-3.00m two-seater), and a car smaller than a Fox would be a city car. None of them can be called "compact", unlike a Golf, Bravo or C4.

Secondly, I hope this city car will be produced in Argentina or Brazil for Latin Amercan markets. I still wondered why autmakers have mostly refused to build city cars in the region, given that a huge percentage of new cars are superminis/subcompacts.

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