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End of the Santana nigh as VW opens 500th store in Nanjing

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Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co Ltd, a joint venture between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp and the German Volkswagen AG, recently held its opening ceremony for VW’s 500th franchised store in China, and it was right here in Nanjing.

Jia Mingdi, GM of the firm’s sales division said, “The JV’s dealer network is expected to have 581 outlets by the end of this year”, adding that the seven millionth vehicle produced by the JV will roll off the assembly line this month.

Industry analysts are saying that this is just the start and we may expect to soon see more variations of recently introduced new models that have been a hit with the Chinese auto-buyer. The Lavida has already proved to be a popular car since its launch; the model was developed independently by Shanghai-VW and is only available in the Chinese market. Initial engines were 1.6L and 2.0L but the company later introduced a 1.4TSI model that was priced below the VW Golf that shared the same engine.

With other models, the Tiguan has a high level of sales since its launch in China over a year ago; now VW are preparing to update the Chinese version with a minor facelift and a smaller 1.4TSI engine. The company is also expecting great things of its Polo model; the little hatchback is so popular that it is planned to follow up with a new saloon version in the next few months. However, the big ticket item for the near future will surely be the Polo GTI; the ultimate hot hatch expected to be launched later this year.

Last but not least, it has been confirmed that the Santana will be terminated in 2012 (Hallelujah), but according to a recent report in auto.sohu.com the NF version will continue to be produced until 2020.

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