By Nick Aziz
Monday, Jan 30th, 2006 @ 1:54 pm

Kia executive Len Hunt, the former head of Volkswagen of America, has shared his thoughts on the forthcoming Volkswagen- Chrysler minivan in an interview with WardsAuto. He said he suspects the Volkswagen minivan will be one of the most expensive minivans ever offered for sale in the U.S. He also predicts VW and Chrysler will struggle to find common ground when it comes to balancing cost and quality. “So (Volkswagen is) going to be going in there (saying), ‘I want the blue lights. I want the seats. I want the soft-touch paint. I want the shimmering gyroscopically-controlled steering,’” he said. “And all the Chrysler guys are going to be going, ‘No, no, it costs money!’â€? Whatever the outcome, Hunt said, “I promise you it’s going to be a fair bit of money, because the Volkswagen guys will never allow a Volkswagen badge on something that doesn’t handle like a Volkswagen, have an interior like a Volkswagen.”

  

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