Volkswagen Polo to appear in US

VW Polo

Volkswagen has announced it has decided to sell its subcompact Polo in the United States. The Polo, which is before the official announcement has only been available in Europe, features a clean-diesel engine that allows the Polo to get an astonishing 70 MPG.  Although no details on the American Polo have been released yet, in Europe a new Volkswagen Polo sells for less than $20,000.

The U.S. Polo will most likely be produced in Volkswagen’s plant in Puebla, Mexico, so the car won’t bring a lot of new jobs to the country, but if fossil fuel worries continue (and it seems likely they will), the little car is sure to be a big hit with customers who can’t quite cough up the money for a hybrid. According to VW chief of development Ulrich Hackenberg, “The small-car segment is the fastest growing segment in the U.S. Oil prices will rise again and that will drive small car sales up further.” Are you listening, Detroit?