Volkswagen’s Indian ambitions up in the air, again

Volkswagen AG's ambitions for cracking India with a batch of new budget cars will not be realised through Tata. Just five months ago the VW Group announced a partnership with the Indian giant, under which the Skoda brand was to take the lead in co-developing budget cars for the local market with Tata. The arrangement took the place of a failed cooperation with Suzuki, which deteriorated over disagreements with diesel engine technology.