AUSTRALIA may miss out on the next Volkswagen CC, as the company concentrates on improving the closely related Passat midsizer.
Caught in near-production prototype guise undergoing final testing near Audi’s Ingolstadt base in Germany, the low-slung four-door coupe is set to surface this year.


Along with a greater emphasis on stronger individuality, to better take on the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series, and Audi A4, the new look is reportedly vital in distancing today’s Volkswagens from models tainted by the emissions cheating scandal.

Even the move to drop the Passat prefix when the range was facelifted in 2012 has not really helped the CC, with just 161 units sold last year, reflecting a 44 percent decline. Its best years were 2012 (848), 2010 (891), and the model’s first full year of availability in Australia, 2009 (902).

