Volkswagen Group Argentina is the Argentine

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automotive manufacturing company

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. It was established in 1980 when the company acquired defunct business Chrysler Fevre Argentina including its two plants in San Justo and

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.Volkswagen, 40 años en argentina
on Ambito, 5 May 2020 Nowadays VW Argentina has two plants, one in

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where the company produces its vehicles, and the other in

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. The latter is dedicated exclusively to make

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, with total of the production exported to Europe. The plants were inaugurated in 1995 and 1996, respectively.Volkswagen festeja sus 40 años en Argentina
on Cars Magazine, 24 Apr 2020 In 2010, a total of 135,600 vehicles were delivered. During its more than 40 years operating in Argentina, Volkswagen has produced and imported several type of vehicles including

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s, pickups,

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es, and

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History

Volkswagen started its operations in Argentina in 1980 after acquiring Chrysler Fevre Argentina and its plants in San Justo and

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. Therefore "Volkswagen Argentina" became the 8th subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group worldwide. Volkswagen took over production of the

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model, previously marketed by Chrysler under its

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brand. When VW took over complete control in 1982, the car was

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as "Volkswagen 1500",Dodge 1500 models 1971–1979
/ref>Autoguía clasicos: del Dodge 1500 al Volkswagen 1500
by Rene Villegas on Cuyo Motor, 26 Dec 2020 being also produced by Volkswagen Brazil. The VW 1500 was produced in Argentina until 1990, when it was discontinued. Since its inception in 1971, a total of 262,668 Dodge/VW 1500 were produced.Dodge 1500: el clásico mediano de Argentina cumplió 50 años
by Diego Zorrero on Infobae, 22 Aug 2021 Volkswagen combi argentina

Volkswagen introduced its first

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s in 1982, producing the 2nd. generation of the Transporter (renamed "Combi" locally). The Combi was produced until 1990 in three versions:

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, and pickup. The minibus version was the most popular with 11,331 units produced while the pickup was discontinued in 1986. In 1983 the company started production of the "Gacel", a 4-door version of its Brazilian

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first generation. The firm also imported the Passat and

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(renamed "Carat") models from Brazil. For economic reasons, in 1987 Volkswagen started a

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with

Ford Motor Argentina Ford Argentina S.C.A. is the Argentine subsidiary of Ford Motor Company founded in Buenos Aires in 1913.Autolatina, moving operations to Ford's

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. By mid-1994 Ford and Volkswagen dissolved AutoLatina and the local VW subsidiary started to operate as "Volkswagen Group Argentina". When the economic situation improved significantly by 1995, Volkswagen re-founded its plants and in the same year commissioned a new plant in General Pacheco.Unternehmensportrait bei Volkswagen Media Services
/ref> That same year the Gol began to be made in the country, having produced 190,511 units until 2003. In 1996 Volkswagen started production of the Polo Classic and the (second generation of) Caddy

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(originally designed by

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and marketed in Spain as "

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"). A total of 287,000 vehicles (Polo and Caddy) had been produced in General Pacheco until 2008. Other successful model produced was the "Suran", a

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version of the

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model with more than 440,000 units produced from 2006 to 2019.Historia de Volkswagen en Argentina
on AutoHistoria Volkswagen opened a new plant in Córdoba in 2001 to produce transmissions exclusively. In 2009 Volkswagen Argentina started production of the Amarok, the first global pickup of VW Group. On 15 July 2013, Volkswagen produced its 1,000,000 vehicle in the Pacheco plant. Since 2011, the company has maintained its own chair at the National Technical University in Pacheco with the Ferdinand Porsche Institute. In 2019, Volkswagen Argentina reached 16 consecutive years as the top selling vehicle manufacturer in Argentina, with 1,5 million vehicles produced in General Pacheco and 14 million transmissions made in Córdoba. All the transmissions produced are exclusively for export.VolksWagen cumple 40 años en Argentina: historia de un ícono de la industria automotriz
on Forbes, 29 Apr 2020 A total of 568,000 Amarok had been produced by mid-2020, becoming the model with more units made in that factory. The Amarok was exported to over 35 countries worldwide. With an investment of US$650 million and launched in April 2021, the

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became the first

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to be manufactured by VW Argentina.

Produced models

Current production

Past production

;Notes

Imported models

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(1980–84) * Passat (1980-1982, 1994–1996, 1998- 2006, 2006– 2018) * Carat *

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(1991–1996) *

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* Sharan (2001–10) *

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* Bora (2001–14) *

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(2005–20) * Tiguan (2008–present) *

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(2010–present) * Scirocco (2012-?) Lanzamiento: Volkswagen Scirocco
19 Jun 2012 *

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(2014–17?) Lanzamiento: Volkswagen The Beetle
16 May 2014 * Up! (2015–20) *

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(2018–present) * T-Cross (2019–present) Lanzamiento: Volkswagen T-Cross
27 Jun 2019 *

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* Nivus (2020–present) *

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(2008–present) *

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(2008–present) * Multivan (2008–10) * Volksbus (2008–11) ;Notes

References

External links

* {{Volkswagen Group brands Volkswagen Group Car manufacturers of Argentina Manufacturing companies based in Buenos Aires Argentine subsidiaries of foreign companies Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1980 Argentine companies established in 1980 Truck manufacturers of Argentina