Back in January, we heard that Volkswagen and Daimler would not be renewing
an agreement that provided VW with the fullsize Crafter van
based on the Mercedes-Benz
Sprinter. This agreement, which began in 2005, was only supposed to run
until the end of 2016, and now Mercedes has confirmed the report stating that
the partnership will terminate as planned.
While VW is looking past this deal to develop an in-house van with its truck and bus subsidiary MAN, Mercedes seems eager to end the partnership in order to focus on producing more Sprinters for its own brands (including Freightliner). In addition to the redesigned 2014 Sprinter, Mercedes says that sales of the van in Asia, South America and Russia continue to increase. Europe remains the Sprinter's strongest market holding an 18-percent share of the medium and large van markets in 2012.
Source: Mercedes-Benz, AutoblogWhile VW is looking past this deal to develop an in-house van with its truck and bus subsidiary MAN, Mercedes seems eager to end the partnership in order to focus on producing more Sprinters for its own brands (including Freightliner). In addition to the redesigned 2014 Sprinter, Mercedes says that sales of the van in Asia, South America and Russia continue to increase. Europe remains the Sprinter's strongest market holding an 18-percent share of the medium and large van markets in 2012.
by Jeffrey N. Ross
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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