VW Commercial builds millionth T5
July 3, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Volkswagen Commercial celebrated build number one million of its popular T5 model this week.
The T5 has been in production since March 2003 and has since that date been the brand’s bestseller in Europe.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles produced the one millionth vehicle of the T5 series on 30th June at the Hanover plant. The vehicle is a Transporter Van 1.9-litre TDI (62kW) in Tornado Red.
“The T5 is and remains the number one in its segment for new registrations in Europe and Germany,” said Stephan Schaller, CEO of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. “One million T5s – that means one million customers towards whom we have a particular responsibility. This number is, furthermore, the product of all employees at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: in Production, but also in Development and Procurement, in Quality Assurance, in Sales and everywhere in the brand and in our dealerships.”
“The colleagues have once again been successful with the T5 in building a vehicle where quality is assured! On the one hand this increases the image of reliability for our T5 with the customers and on the other hand we have been able to further our market leadership both in good times and bad,” said Heinrich Söfjer, chairman of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Last year alone Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered approximately 178,000 T5s to customers. Alongside Germany, the most important markets in Europe include Great Britain, The Netherlands and Austria.
Print it: 
The German Powerhouse moves closer to the top of the Pack. (look out Toyota, ur about to find saueurkraut in ur tofu.)
Sauerkraut in your sushi?
Srry meant Sushi. For a second i though Toyota was Chinese.
Shak^^^^
Your a scream! vw is about to go under, the Arabs are buying into it.The German GovCo due to EU laws is NOT allowed to rescue it, the way it should be and lucky for GM not the case in USA
PS/ Tried the vw van, worse than my [then] 5 year old KiaPregio, and WAYYYYY over the odds, if your spending that sort of coin might as well buy a Benz Vito of Fiat Scudo.
Cheers
F-0
LOL the Benz Vito the worst Van my mate has ever had, go price a replacement throttle body for one. Every thing I have ever heard about VW has been very favourable and they apparently are very car like. Now with the Pregio I have a builder mate of mine who owns one and he has had no problems but he knows many guys that have and engines are a massive weal link with them. Oh your right Shak VW are the next big powerhouse infact they are almost there.
Now, it would be good if they put the 3litre t/d in the 4motion, wouldn’t it?
And put the same motor in the passat 4M!
Congratulations VW definitely the next powerhouse, great cars.
Frugal you are such a complete spanner. VW is one of the only manufacturers to post a profit for the last quarter. Its Porsche that are having the liquidity issues at the moment, and are pursuiting investment from Qatar. VW are offering to buy them and add them to their long list of marques, but Porsche management board can’t handle the damage to their own pride if their risky move to try and take over VW ends up with VW taking them over, hence why they are looking for investment elsewhere, even from the ‘arabs’.
Having owned several VW Transporters (3 x T2 and 1 x T4) and having driven many other makes I think I can vouch for Kombi’s reliability, roadworthiness, value for money and comfort. Can’t wait for the T6 – and yes, Marblebar, with the TDI V6 please.
FrugalOne Says:
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Sorry that statement show s how very very little you actually know. Your opinions have taking a massive dive in credibility with that one…………
As Tom said, if you bothered to actually read what is going on in the world, Porsche made an attemp to purchase controlling interest in parent company VWAG…. Attempt failed and when VWAG turned up the screws Porche AG found themselves short of cash.. hence the visits to Qatar. Their other option is to sell completely to VWAG and the majority of the board would be forced to resign. A classic case of bitting the hand that feeds you.
Back on topic though, these vans are good, but are still chasing the Transit in Europe.
A vw dealer has suggested to me that the T6 may be coming late 2009 or early 2010.Has anybody else heard similar ?
As Tom said, if you bothered to actually read what is going on in the world, Porsche made an attemp to purchase controlling interest in parent company VWAG…. Attempt failed and when VWAG turned up the screws Porche AG found themselves short of cash.. hence the visits to Qatar. Their other option is to sell completely to VWAG and the majority of the board would be forced to resign. A classic case of bitting the hand that feeds you.
Marblebar – I hadn’t heard it was this close. Will definitely chase up my local VW people.
Frontman – I don’t understand your comment “chasing the Transit in Europe”. In what way? Sales, reliabilty, etc.
Thanks, Pete.
Pete. Transit is still number one in Europe and the UK. Numbers ways and general respect by the population. (it is also one of the oldest badges in the segment so that helps).
That doesn’t say it’s the best or not so I’m not getting into a this is better thing ;-) But whilst the Australian general public reckon Transits out here are supposedly unreliable, they are not regarded that way anywhere else in the world.
Frontman, thanks for the reply. I didn’t want to get into “them and us” argument either. I was interested in your statement and how it fitted in.
I have a mate who drove Aust Post Transits for many years and swears by them. My only experience was with a really old 60’s model (I think it was).
Once again, thanks. Pete.
Sorry, FRONTMAN, but the last 2 (or 3) years running the Ford Transit was the worst performer light commercial in the ADAC reliabily survey (these are statistics taken from all roadside assistance instances across Germany: http://www.adac.de/Auto_Motorr.....14)…