Editing Volkswagen (section)

=== SUVs/crossovers ===
[[File:2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line TSi BlueMotion 4Motion 2.0 Front.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[Volkswagen Tiguan]] has claimed the top spot in terms of sales figures within Volkswagen models.]]
The brand introduced its first crossover SUV in 2002 starting from the [[Volkswagen Touareg|Touareg]], a full-size luxury SUV. The brand SUV expansion continues with the release of Tiguan, a [[C-segment]] mainstream SUV in 2007. In the mid-2010s, the company decided to produce an SUV in every class of car that can justify one, which the brand called the "SUV offensive".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 March 2016|title=Volkswagen SUVs: product onslaught begins at Geneva|url=https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/volkswagen-suv-offensive-product-onslaught-begins-at-geneva/|access-date=12 September 2020|website=Motoring Research|language=en-GB}}</ref> Between 2017 and 2020, the brand has aggressively expanded its SUV line-up by growing its number of models from 2 to 8 models, excluding its derivatives, ranging from [[B-segment]], [[C-segment]], and [[D-segment]] SUVs which include global models and regional models. Volkswagen also started producing derivatives of its SUV models with a rear sloping roof marketed as [[coupé]] SUV which had gained popularity in China, the largest single market for the brand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet The New Tayron X, VW's Latest Coupe SUV Designed Specifically For China|url=https://www.carscoops.com/2020/02/meet-the-new-tayron-x-vws-latest-coupe-suv-designed-specifically-for-china/|access-date=12 September 2020|website=Carscoops|date=12 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 Volkswagen Tiguan X coupe SUV revealed in pre-release images|url=https://www.caradvice.com.au/868571/2021-volkswagen-tiguan-x-coupe-suv-revealed-in-pre-release-images/|access-date=12 September 2020|website=CarAdvice|language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, every fourth vehicle delivered by the Volkswagen brand today is an SUV, with its top contributor being the Tiguan. The brand plans to have over 30 SUV models on offer worldwide by 2025, contributing 50 per cent of its global sales.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SUV offensive: How we are strengthening the core business|url=https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com:443/en/stories/suv-offensive-how-we-are-strengthening-the-core-business-5680|access-date=12 September 2020|website=Volkswagen Newsroom|language=en|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923095252/https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/stories/suv-offensive-how-we-are-strengthening-the-core-business-5680}}</ref> Volkswagen also expects SUVs to lead the ID. family, its future electric vehicle range of models.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2020|title=Volkswagen begins series production of ID.4, steps up electric offensive|url=https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/cars/volkswagen-steps-up-electric-offensive-series-production-of-id-4-suv-begins-41597914651483.html|access-date=12 September 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

The SUV expansion has claimed casualties in the MPV segment, which saw the [[Volkswagen Sharan|Sharan]] mid-size MPV being phased out in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Panait|first=Mircea|date=27 March 2020|title=Another MPV Discontinued Because European Demand Shifts Towards Crossovers, SUVs|url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/another-mpv-discontinued-because-european-demand-shifts-towards-crossovers-suvs-142219.html|access-date=12 September 2020|website=autoevolution|language=en}}</ref>