Volkswagen Group B-VX62 platform explained

The Volkswagen Group B-VX62 platform (sometimes called the VX62 platform) was an automobile platform shared among various marques of multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the European market from the Volkswagen Group and Ford.

It was co-developed by Volkswagen AG and Ford Europe, and used by Volkswagen Group for its Volkswagen Passenger Cars and SEAT car marques. All B-VX62-based vehicles were built at the joint venture plant AutoEuropa in Portugal.

B-VX62 platform vehicles

• Volkswagen Sharan (Typ 7M, 1995–2010)
• SEAT Alhambra (Typ 7M, 1996–2010)
• Ford Galaxy (1995–2006)

References

1. Web site: Im Fokus: Volkswagen. de. PDF. Automobil-Produktion. March 2006. 1 October 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718200927/http://www.automobil-produktion.de/imperia/md/content/ap/heftausgaben/ap2006/ap03-2006/14_15_ap.pdf. 18 July 2011.
2. News: Europe's slight rise & anticipated decline - Auto by the Numbers - car sales, production in Western Europe - Illustration - Statistical Data Included. CBS Interactive Business UK. April 2002. 1 October 2009 . Mark . Fulthorpe.
3. Web site: Who we are. Volkswagen AutoEuropa. volkswagenautoeuropa.pt. 2008. 7 July 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612114835/http://www.volkswagenautoeuropa.pt/articles/en/who-we-are. 12 June 2010.

External links

• Volkswagen Group corporate website