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Karmann to re-open doors?

By Matt Brogan |

You might recall a couple of weeks back we reported on Karmann closing its doors – well it now seems the German manufacturer could be set to make a Volkswagen funded comeback.

According to the German newspaper Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung, VW’s US$14 million contract will be enough to bring Karmann back from the dead with plans to convert the manufacturer in to a production house for Electric Vehicles that could possibly include the upcoming VW Up! (pictured).

Although details are a bit thin the funds could see as many as 1600 employees re-hired.

CarAdvice will keep you posted on any developments.


 
  • Will

    An excellent move by Volkswagen to retain a name that was associated with pleasure in the modern world. Well done!

  • FrugalOne

    *****PRIMO!*****

    That’s VERY good news!A long established and respected brandname.

    I for one don’t want to see ANY car brand or supplier close down, not even skoda! :-) , if that happens the consumer suffers with less choice.

    And of course 100’s if not 1000’s can lose their job, which is bad on ALL fronts and in general the man-on-the-street will end up paying in one way or another.

    Cheers

    F-0

    PS / What’s with these new oddbod anti-spam words?

  • http://carz.com/ Carz

    Cool! This is definitely a wise move from VW. I can’t wait to check this out soon haha