#VwRoutan

Volkswagen is extending a recall for 20,000 Routan minivans. 

Jonathan Browning, president of Volkswagen Group of America, has confirmed that the German automaker is phasing out production for its Routan minivan due to declining consumer demand.

The Volkswagen Routan, which is built by Chrysler, will have its production restarted in 2013 despite earlier reports that the minivan is being axed.

The Routan was not much different from the Town and Country, even sharing the same mechanicals. It was also more expensive and lacked the ‘Stow and Go’ seating that made the Chrysler vans such a hit.

Volkswagen is recalling its Routan minivan, but not to worry, they barely sold any of them in the first place. The recall affects 15,902 vans from 2008-09 and follows a recall by Chrysler of the mechanically similar Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan.