Volkswagen to Begin Production of Amarok Pickup Truck in Germany

A little over two years after the introduction of the Amarok and the start of production at Volkswagen Group's manufacturing Pacheco plant in Argentina, the automaker announced that the midsize pickup is also to be produced at the brand's factory in Hanover, Germany.

Volkswagen said it plans to manufacture around 40,000 Amarok trucks a year for customers in Eastern and Western Europe as well as Africa. The company noted that production in Argentina will continue but in the future, it will focus on deliveries to Latin America and South America.

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Volkswagen Amarok Canyon Concept Shapes up for Extreme Sports

The Volkswagen brand's commercial division is represented at the 2012 Geneva Auto Salon with a new concept version of the Amarok pickup truck named Canyon that has been configured for those that compete in the extreme sport of ‘freestyle kayaking’.

The two carbon fibre kayaks are mounted to the cargo floor while the paddles are latched on the inside surface of the tailgate.

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