VOLKSWAGEN STARTS PRODUCTION OF GERMAN-ENGINEERED NEW VIRTUS
Manufacturing Today|April 2022
Volkswagen Passenger Cars India announces the start of production of its striking, exhilarating and German-engineered New Virtus.
VOLKSWAGEN STARTS PRODUCTION OF GERMAN-ENGINEERED NEW VIRTUS

The latest entrant in the premium midsize sedan segment will be manufactured at the Chakan facility in Pune, India. With the New Virtus, Volkswagen brand will fulfil its commitment under the India 2.0 project of offering two new products developed on the MQB A0 IN platform with up to 95% localisation levels.

Big by design, the company says the New Virtus embodies a dynamic and emotional design language making it the longest car (4,561 mm) in the premium midsize sedan segment that offers ample cabin and boot space (521 litres) to customers.

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