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PODCAST: VW small bakkie can resurrect the half-ton segment
['Jaco Van Der Merwe', 'Head Of Motoring']
The Citizen
More than a year since the last local half-ton bakkie, the Nissan NP200, bowed out, the segment could be resurrected by a small VW bakkie.
This could see a small VW bakkie being the fourth model built at the Eastern Cape facility alongside the Polo, Polo Vivo and the Tengo compact SUV.
Small VW bakkie makes a PitstopIn this week’s episode of the Pitstop podcast, we discuss the prospect of a small VW bakkie.
ALSO READ: New small VW bakkie looms large for South AfricaRenault Oroch stallsNissan NP200 production stopped at the manufacturer’s Rosslyn plant after a 16-year run.
There has also been plenty of talk around a small bakkie from Toyota.