Scoring 200 points on the United Kingdom Reliability Index, the Sharan is considered very unreliable when compared to the average vehicle score of 100, while a very reliable vehicle scores 60 or below. This was launched in 2009, and replaced the Sharan in Mexico which was the only North American country where the Sharan was sold. Volkswagen later decided not to introduce the Sharan in North America, ceased developing the Microbus concept, and instead introduced a badge-engineered variant of the Chrysler minivans as the Routan.
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Originally, this was due to an agreement between Ford and Volkswagen, leaving the market free from competition for Ford's Aerostar minivan. The Sharan was not sold in the United States and Canada. The cooperation between Volkswagen and Ford ended in 2006, with the latter going alone in building the second generation Galaxy.
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In Mexico, it was available with the 1.8 L Turbo 4 cil 150 hp (112 kW) with five speed Tiptronic automatic gearbox in Comfortline trim only, while in Argentina it is available with the 1.8 L Turbo and the 1.9 L TDI 115 hp four cylinder engines, in both five speed manual and five speed Tiptronic transmissions in Trendline trim only. Īs of 2007, the annual production for the Sharan is in the 50,000 unit range it is sold in Europe, South Africa and some Asia Pacific and Latin American countries. The Sharan was on sale from 1995 to 2010, accompanied with facelifts in 20. All variants were produced at the joint venture's plant AutoEuropa in Portugal, alongside the closely related Ford Galaxy. The Volkswagen Group subsequently rebadged the Sharan and sold it as the SEAT Alhambra alongside the Sharan. It originally had a very different boxier design, and used a conventional minivan layout with a single sliding-door. Harper's design was chosen at the first review that September. ĭevelopment began in top-secret in 1987, known only to the highest level members of the respective companies, with a team consisting of Ford's Steve Harper, Paul Coucill, and Volkswagen's Peter Knapp.
In the United Kingdom, the name was often mocked for sounding similar to a popular Essex girl's name "Sharon". However, according to Volkswagen, it is a made-up word, like ' Touran'. The name Sharan was said to be derived from the Persian word 'Shahran' meaning "Carrier of Kings". The resulting Volkswagen Sharan concept (and Ford Galaxy) was shown at the 1994 Paris Auto Show, and production started in May 1995. The Sharan was the Volkswagen-badged product from a joint venture between Volkswagen and Ford Motor Company to produce vehicles in the increasingly important MPV market, which was filled at the time by Renault's Espace and Chrysler's Voyager.