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Volkswagen Group New Small Family platform

The Volkswagen Group New Small Family platform (NSF) (also known as *Typ '''AA''''' or PQ12 platform) is a range of ultra-compact city cars manufactured by Volkswagen Group launched in late 2011, based on the Volkswagen up! concept cars shown at 2007's Frankfurt and Tokyo motor shows. Although the up! concept car had a rear-engine design, the NSF's platform is front-engined, according to reports, in order to reduce investment costs. The range will consist of a short wheelbase three-door hatchback and a five-door version. A hybrid version, as well as a subcompact crossover SUV, were touted to join the range but never did. The NSF Platform was offered with electric powertrains as E-Up, Citigo-e iQ and Mii Electric.

The cars were built in Slovakia at the Group's Devínska Nová Ves plant near Bratislava. Volkswagen Group planned to invest 308 million euros (about $398.56 million) in upgrading the plant for the project. NSF-based cars were badged as Volkswagen, SEAT and Škoda; it has also been reported that Audi planned a version of the NSF, tentatively named E1, with a distinctively-styled body and interior.

All models went out of production by the end of 2023, with the last one being Volkswagen Up.

Volkswagen Group expected to build 4.5 million NSF cars in the model's anticipated nine-year life.

NSF-based models

Discontinued

  • Volkswagen up!
  • SEAT Mii
  • Škoda Citigo

File:2019 Volkswagen up! GTi 1.0 Front.jpg|Volkswagen up! File:Seat Mii 1.0 Style – Frontansicht, 23. September 2012, Düsseldorf.jpg|SEAT Mii File:Skoda Citigo 1.0 Ambition – Frontansicht (1), 17. März 2012, Düsseldorf.jpg|Škoda Citigo

Cancelled

  • Volkswagen Taigun (2016)

References

References

  1. (21 August 2011). "New VW Up unveiled". [[Autocar (magazine).
  2. (1999-02-22). "Future Cars: up! - Volkswagen UK". Volkswagen.co.uk.
  3. [http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/U-turn-VWs-Up-will-be-front-engined/ ''U-turn! VW's Up will be front-engined'', Phil McNamara, ''Car'' magazine, Peterborough, UK, 19 July, 2008].Accessed: 4 July 2009.
  4. [http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2009/04/Volkswagen_to_produce_the_New_Small_Family_in_Slovakia.html ''Volkswagen to produce New Small Family in Slovakia'', VW, Bratislava, 22 April, 2009] {{webarchive. link. (2011-08-16 .Accessed: 4 July 2009.)
  5. [http://www.automobilemag.com/green/news/0903_audi_to_join_vw_new_small_family_nsf/index.html ''Audi Invited to Join VW's New Small Family'', Georg Kacher, ''Automobile'' magazine, New York, NY, 25 February, 2009] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-04-03 .Accessed: 4 July 2009.)
  6. (17 February 2012). "Intel Report: MQB Architecture at Audi and the Volkswagen Group". Fourtitude.com.
  7. Radu, Mihnea. (2016-02-09). "VW Taigun Canceled Because It's Too Small, New SUV Concept to Debut in Geneva".
  8. [http://www.autoweek.com/article/20121022/CARNEWS/121029977 Volkswagen reveals Taigun concept] -- [[Autoweek]] (Retrieved 2012-10-22)
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