The VW Caddy Beach - a compact camper van the brand hoped would appeal to Australian buyers - has been axed.
The Caddy Beach compact camper van will not be sold in Australia as a 2020 model, though the rest of the Caddy range - including the commercial van and the people mover versions - will power on.
The company initially only had an allocation of 120 examples of the Caddy Beach - a drop in the water considering 66,000 camper vans and 612,000 camper trailers registered in Australia.
But it seems the demand hasn’t been high enough for the brand to roll out a 2020 VW Caddy Beach, with brand representatives confirming the model won’t be part of the 2020 Caddy model rollout.
“Not so much an axing, just a rationalisation,” said Kurt McGuiness, Volkswagen Australia PR and brand experience manager.
“I don’t think anyone could accuse the Beach of being anything other than a niche model. We brought in a few examples of it in the last model year, but it’s had its run.”
The Caddy Beach was sold at an attractive price of $46,990 drive-away, which made it the country’s most affordable complete camper.
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Matt Campbell has been at the forefront of automotive media for more than a decade, working not only on car reviews and news, but also helping manage automotive outputs across print, online, video and audio.
After completing his media degree at Macquarie University, Matt was an intern at a major news organisation as part of the motoring team, where he honed his skills in the online automotive reviews and news space. He did such a good job there they put him on full time, and since then he has worked across different automotive media outlets, before starting with CarsGuide in October 2017.
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