Volkswagen UP! (2011-2023)

El VW Up! estará presente en EE.UU.

The Up!, Volkswagen’s ambitious new minicar, has not been earmarked for North-America. But in the most recent planning round, we find the E-Up!, also known as NSF BEV (New Small Family, Battery Electric Vehicle), scheduled to hit select U.S. cities for 2013. Technology and range are still to be determined, but the concept E-Up!, which debuted at last fall’s Frankfurt auto show, featured a 60 kilowatt-hour electric motor and could go a distance of about 80 miles, per Volkswagen claims.

The electric vehicle will be the lowest volume variant of the Up!, which Volkswagen has billed as the spiritual successor to the original Beetle and projects at 600,000 sales annually in its initial production stage. Originally conceived as a rear-engine, rear-wheel drive urban runabout, plans quickly switched to front-wheel drive for cost and complexity reasons. The styling, however, has changed little from the concept first seen in 2007, so expect a slim wraparound air intake, a short upright rear end, and blacked out B-pillars on the outside combined with an ultramodern, Bauhaus-meets-Apple interior. Initially, there will only be two body styles to choose from: a two- and a four-door hatchback. Still to come are the Space Up! microvan and the Audi A2, which will use the same basic matrix.

Pricing for the EV is still up in the air, but the gas and diesel versions will go for between 8000 and 9000 Euro ($10,000 to $11,000). Not surprisingly, the base Up! is not generously equipped, but it’s no Tata Nano either. Antilock brakes, stability control, and two airbags are said to be standard, though the bargain model lacks power steering, height-adjustable seats, electric windows, central locking and even a spare tire. The new baby Volkswagen surprises with its high-quality appearance, denoted by ultra-thin cut lines, top-notch materials and detailing good enough for a Passat. A low-cost version of the VW Up! may be built by Suzuki for distribution in certain low labor-cost markets like China and India.

Automobilemag.

Nada que no supiésemos…LUpo

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9000 euros, lo que significan 8100 de beneficio para VW. En Autoblog salió una noticia que decía que el coste de producción sería de sólo 900€.
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lo cual es como poco mentira.

Pues entonces pongamos que el cotse final sea de 4500 euros. No deja de ser un beneficio del 50%, cosa que tratándose de un coche low-cost me parece vergonzoso.

Conocendo como es la competencia en el mundo automovil, dudo que los beneficios finales sean mas que 2 o 3% en coches economicos: por eso necesitan de venderlos en grande volumen. (Solo en los coches de gama alta los beneficios son mas significativos.)

[quote quote=»Castro»]
Estoy de acuerdo, pero si finalmente el precio final supera con creces el coste, me choca que lo vendan como coche low-cost. ¿Cuánto dinero gana Dacia con cada Logan que vende? ¿O Nissan con cada Pixo? Vale que VW siempre se ha visto por encima de las demás y que el precio no deja de ser barato, pero no sé.
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Castro en casi todos los coches el precio final supera los costes, sino no lo harian, nadie fabrica nada para perder dinero. Ademas te olvidas de un factor fundamental y es que el precio final que tu pagas por un coche no es todo dinero de las automotrices. Un 18% es IVA, mas otros aranceles si el coche no es fabricado en la UE. Ademas hay un porcentaje que es para el concesionario, etc. Si tu vas a un concesionario y pagas 10.000 euros por un Polo, Corsa, Clio o Logan. Esos 10.000 euros no van a VW, GM, Renault. 1.800 se van en IVA por ej.

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[quote quote=»Castro»]
Estoy de acuerdo, pero si finalmente el precio final supera con creces el coste, me choca que lo vendan como coche low-cost. ¿Cuánto dinero gana Dacia con cada Logan que vende? ¿O Nissan con cada Pixo? Vale que VW siempre se ha visto por encima de las demás y que el precio no deja de ser barato, pero no sé.
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Castro en casi todos los coches el precio final supera los costes, sino no lo harian, nadie fabrica nada para perder dinero. Ademas te olvidas de un factor fundamental y es que el precio final que tu pagas por un coche no es todo dinero de las automotrices. Un 18% es IVA, mas otros aranceles si el coche no es fabricado en la UE. Ademas hay un porcentaje que es para el concesionario, etc. Si tu vas a un concesionario y pagas 10.000 euros por un Polo, Corsa, Clio o Logan. Esos 10.000 euros no van a VW, GM, Renault. 1.800 se van en IVA por ej.
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Lo sé, pero fíjate que digo con creces. Con coches como el Phaeton, que quien lo compra es porque tiene dinero, no veo ilógicos márgenes de beneficio del 30-50% como dice xavimk3, pero con coches orientados a la gente con «pocos recursos», (que si realmente fuese así se irían a Dacia o Tata, porque quien no tiene dinero no se le pasa por la cabeza comprarse un VW) el margen de beneficio, creo yo, debería ser muy menor.

En la industria automobil, en media, las margines normales son de 8-9%…

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[quote]Volkswagen confirmed Up concept to named Lupo,hit market in 2011

Volkswagen has confirmed that its new small car base on  Up!concept show at various exhibitions. Volkswagen was immediately clear that the production version would be called Lupo. The model will replace current Fox which not with  no longer available on the shopping list of many automotive consumer. Production of the new Lupo will be held in Bratislava (the capital of Slovakia)

Volkswagen begins  sales of the new Lupo in the summer of 2011. The small city car will technically become completely obsolete Fox replacement . Besides a 3.45 meters long three-door model with 180 liters luggage is also a 15 inch long (15 inch = 38.1 cm)5-door  version is planned with more space for rear passengers and luggage. all Lupo car will be 1.63 meters wide and 1.50 meters high. With a length of 3.45 meters for the 3-door version is the youngest two feet shorter than the Polo.

In diesel form, the Lupo is only release 80 grams of CO2  for diese land For gasoline,Volkswagen performance promises value of less than 100 grams. That means an average consumption of 4.2 liters per 100 km . The engines (a 1.0, a 1.2 TSI and 1.2 TDI) are 60-85 hp  and provide 110 to 180 Nm of torque. For 2013 there is an electric version of the Lupo. Moreover, Volkswagen expects no rush for that version: “Until 2020 we expect a share of 2 percent. It will be a real niche product, “says a spokesman.

Prices are likely to receive 8500 euros ( aproximately near the price of European a-segment like Toyota Aygo,Citroen C1). The buyer will get ESP, but will have to do without power steering. The same goes for things like central locking, seat height adjustment and electric window switches.

In 2013,Volkswagen will introduce  an MPV variant of the car . Seat gets his new baby in 2012 (both 3 – and 5-door) and Skoda in 2012 (five-door) / 2013 (MPV) . Goal is to make 600,000 units annually for all variants. That is twice as much as Toyota, Peugeot and Citroen to copies of the direct competitors Aygo, 107,C1 respectively. VW is investing 308 million euros  in the project. It is intended that the Lupo will produce in India , but  the TSI / TDI engines replaced with material from Suzuki. That fact is much cheaper to produce

source: [url url=http://autoten.com/2010/07/19/volkswagen-confirmed-up-concept-to-named-lupohit-market-in-2011/]http://autoten.com/2010/07/19/volkswagen-confirmed-up-concept-to-named-lupohit-market-in-2011/[/url][/quote]