Volkswagen hasn't sold a single pickup truck in the United States since the 1980s, but it is a powerhouse in South America, which is the brand's fastest-growing region globally. To strengthen that ...

For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon ...

Volkswagen has rolled out a prototype of the Tukan, the compact unibody pickup it is building for Brazil and other South American markets. The colorful camouflage, layered with VW roundels, the ...

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Volkswagen Reveals Tukan Pickup for Latin America Volkswagen has officially unveiled the Tukan, a new compact pickup produced exclusively for clients in Latin America. Making a public debut at the ...

Earlier this year, in February, Volkswagen officially announced that the production version of the small Tarok pickup truck revealed in November 2018 at the São Paulo International Motor Show will ...

Volkswagen’s Brazilian division has taken the wraps off the Tukan, a new unibody compact pickup built for South America. It was designed, engineered and assembled entirely in Brazil to replace the ...

The Tukan will be launched in Brazil during the first half of 2027. A spokesperson at Volkswagen South Africa confirmed to TimesLIVE Motoring that the pickup is currently under investigation for a ...

Volkswagen is teasing a new compact pickup for South America called Tukan, with production set to start in Brazil in 2027 as part of a wider regional push. Volkswagen previews Tukan, a compact pickup ...

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The battle to answer the call for an affordable small pickup in America keeps intensifying. Now, Volkswagen is apparently readying its own tiny ute. The Wolfsburg-based automaker’s Brazilian division ...

Volkswagen has revealed its new Tukan half-tonne bakkie in Brazil, with the compact pickup potentially set for local production and a South African launch from 2029.