T-Cross prices, versions and engines
Volkswagen offers six SUVs in the Mexican market. T-Cross and Nivus – a version with a coupé-type body of T-Cross – are the entry models to the range of SUVs of the German manufacturer.
Arnulfo González, Manager of Product, Price and Planning at Volkswagen de México, explained that the first two versions that will reach the Mexican market will be the top of the range: comfort line of 449,990 pesos and high line of 484,990 pesos. Both will have the 1.0-liter turbo engine.
A version will arrive in the following months trend line of 419,990 pesos that will be available with the turbo engine, but also with the MPI (or multipoint injection). In the second half of the year, Volkswagen will look to incorporate other more affordable versions that have the 1.6-liter naturally aspirated engine.
Gonzalez explained that the transmission What will be offered on all versions of the T-Cross will be a six-speed automatic, with no option for a manual gearbox.
The ‘made in India’ gains ground
India has become a key vehicle supplier for Volkswagen in Mexico. The subcompact sedan windwhich is the brand’s best-selling model in the country, has been imported from India since its introduction in 2013.
Last year Volkswagen imported 38,233 units from India, a volume equivalent to 39% of its total sales in Mexico, which in 2021 totaled 98,436 units, according to Inegi data.
India is the largest supplier of cars to Mexico. In 2021, manufacturers imported 116,572 units from that country, of which a third were Volkswagen models. Other manufacturers that brought Indian-made vehicles in 2021 were the Hyundai Group (Kia and Hyundai), Suzuki, Ford and General Motors, according to data from the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry.
For Volkswagen, and with the arrival of the Indian T-Cross, the units from the Asian country could represent around 45% of the total sales of the German brand in Mexico at the end of the year.
Bringing it from India allows us to maintain attractive prices
Edgar Estrada, director of Volkswagen in Mexico.