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Article: VW needs two partners to get OK on roadster; Production viability of sports car could depend on interest by other brands.
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- Automotive News Europe
- Article date:
- January 19, 2009
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Byline: Luca Ciferri
The roadster concept Volkswagen debuted at the auto show here last week will be built, if Porsche and Audi want it too.
"To make a strong business case for the new roadster, we need to share the investment with at least three brands, a senior VW group executive told Automotive News Europe.
Audi already has designed its variant of the new roadster, a second VW source said. He added that Porsche wants to add a car to its lineup that will lower the entry price for the brand and reduce the carmaker's overall CO2 emissions. The lowest-priced Porsche is the Boxster, which starts at [euro]45,300 in Germany.
The roadster ...