大众宣布，计划于2016年3月关闭位于德累斯顿的一座小工厂，这座工厂目前负责组装辉腾。辉腾目前在德国售价达到89650欧元（约合人民币62.93万元），完全没有竞争力。由于销量持续走低，因此大众不得不忍痛割爱，在该车投产14年后于明年初停产。在整个量产期间，辉腾从来没有达到车厂预定的销量目标，虽然如此，但大众一直坚持生产这款车。停产辉腾是大众重新调整旗下车型阵容规划的一部分，此举旨在降低陈本。在辉腾停产以后，这家工厂也将关闭并进行重组，一年后重新开工，将生产一款全新车型。虽然大众决定停产现行版辉腾，但并不意味着辉腾被彻底放弃。新一代车型将在2019或2020年发布，同时还将增加纯电动版。

 

VW to finally drop the ridiculously expensive Phaeton

 

Volkswagen has announced plans to shut down production at its small factory in Dresden where the aging Phaeton is currently being assembled.

 

With a starting price of $97,274 (€89,650) in Germany, we don’t see a reason why anyone looking for a full-size luxury sedan from VAG would go for the Phaeton instead of the cheaper $87,900 (€81,000) Audi A8. The company’s slowest-selling model will finally be axed in March after around 14 years in production. During this time, the model never met the sales targets, but even so VW stubbornly decided to keep it alive.

 

The model is being phased out as part of the company’s plan to revise its lineup to cut costs amid the Dieselgate. Once the model will finally be killed, the Dresden factory will be closed and will enter a reconfiguration process that will take about a year. After that, production of a new unknown model will kick off.

 

An all-new Phaeton has already been confirmed, but VW recently revealed the vehicle’s launch will be postponed. Chances are it will come out around 2019 or 2020 and we know for sure it will be offered with an electric powertrain.