Way back in 2005, before VW got serious about the U.S. market, it decided its dealers needed a real American minivan to sell. So it changed some of the sheet metal on the Chrysler Town & Country, gave it a typically weird VW name, and handed it off to dealers. Last reengineered in 2008, the Routan languishes on VW lots next to more up-to-date Beetles and Passats and can't compete with better vans from Honda and Toyota. Now that Chrysler is linked with Fiat, and given VW's new U.S. mission, a successor vehicle seems unlikely.
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