THE carry. AND The name is probably known to everyone for a van older than 70 yearslaunched in 1950 year and derived from six generations. Bulli, Samba, Camper, Split, Baywindow, Vanagon: he knew his entire legendary career several aliases ! It is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for everyone who at least once had the opportunity to approach it or sit on its board. He had in 2019, it was restyled who modernized it and adopted a new name: T6.1. Eight years after its launch, its seventh generation is long overdue, while in a civilian version Multivan was eligible for a new version from 2020. Therefore, T7 already exists, but not yet in a commercial version. Where are we on this?

Transporter T7, which is long overdue

we know that update cycles are longer for utilities only for private transport. In Renault, for example, The master’s degree dates back to 2010, Stellantis’ large vans even date back to 2006! Volkswagen’s current Crafter was launched quite recently, in 2016. He was followed by him younger brother Caddy in 2020. As for the Transporter, Volkswagen thought it best to wait before ditching the Multivan as a wagon, as the current Transporter isn’t that old. Although it is actually still based on the Transporter T5 that was released in 2003! He must originally left the market in mid-2024 to make room for the Transporter T7. Problem: It doesn’t exist not ready yet ! At the same time, the shortage of parts could force the German group suspend order the current generation.

End of Transporter T6 this summer?

There The next-generation Transporter will be developed in partnership with Ford, based on the new Transit Custom, assembled in Turkey. After pickups (Amarok/Ranger), vans (Caddy/Transit Connect) and soon electric SUVs (ID4/Explorer Sport), these two brands are connected on several fronts. But in the case of the Transporter T7, its production version is still under development. Thus, the implementation of this project will have to wait until 2024. This is unexpected The T6, assembled in Germany and Poland, is facing a serious production crisis. According to our German colleagues from Automobilewoche, due to the lack of spare parts, Volkswagen can suspend orders from this summer. Production will be well supported until mid-2024, but for lower volumes. Therefore, it can be a hole in the Volkswagen Utilities range for many months. If this information is confirmed, it means that there are only customers several months to order the Transporter T6 before he bows…