In November 2020, Automotive News Europe reported about Volkswagen's plans to sell the Tayron outside of China as a replacement for the three-row Tiguan. Fast forward to April 2023, Autocar India wrote a similar story about the SUV's global expansion. Both publications were correct as VW has officially announced the nameplate will not be reserved for the People's Republic for much longer. It's coming to sit below the recently facelifted Touareg.
Speaking with Autocar UK, the man in charge of engineering mid and large models confirmed the Tayron will be launched internationally. However, it won't be the current model that has been around since late 2018 as the plan is to introduce the second generation to other markets. Karl-Heinz Hell said: "We will extend our existing SUV lineup on a global basis with the second-generation Tayron, which is already under development and will go on sale by the middle of the decade."
