Engineering:Volkswagen Group B-VX62 platform

The Volkswagen Group B-VX62 platform (sometimes called the VX62 platform) was an automobile platform shared among various marques of multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the European market from the Volkswagen Group and Ford. It was co-developed by Volkswagen AG and Ford Europe, and used by Volkswagen Group for its Volkswagen Passenger Cars and SEAT car marques. All B-VX62-based vehicles were built at the joint venture plant AutoEuropa in Portugal.

B-VX62 platform vehicles

• Volkswagen Sharan (Typ 7M, 1995–2010)
• SEAT Alhambra (Typ 7M, 1996–2010)
• Ford Galaxy (1995–2006)

References

1. "Im Fokus: Volkswagen" (in de) (PDF). Automobil-Produktion. March 2006. http://www.automobil-produktion.de/imperia/md/content/ap/heftausgaben/ap2006/ap03-2006/14_15_ap.pdf. 
2. Fulthorpe, Mark (April 2002). "Europe's slight rise & anticipated decline - Auto by the Numbers - car sales, production in Western Europe - Illustration - Statistical Data Included". CBS Interactive Business UK. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KJI/is_4_114/ai_85009249/pg_2/. 
3. "Who we are". volkswagenautoeuropa.pt. Volkswagen AutoEuropa. 2008. http://www.volkswagenautoeuropa.pt/articles/en/who-we-are. 

External links

• Volkswagen Group corporate website