In the weeks following those comments, a VW spokesman said no confirmation had been made and any final decision would come from CEO Martin Winterkorn closer to the car's launch at next year's Geneva Motor Show.
The CEO of Volkswagen of America, Stefan Jacoby, has now revealed to Car and Driver that the Scirocco will not be returning to North American shores.
He said "we need to focus on our core products," such as the next-gen Golf and Tiguan SUV as well as a new range of budget sedan models currently in development. "The 2009 Scirocco is lovely, but we can't have everything," Jacoby lamented.