For its second generation, the VW Amarok gets Ford underpinning that grows the midsize truck’s towing, hauling, and cabin size.
Following months of teasing, Volkswagen has finally revealed the next-generation Amarok pickup truck. Volkswagen has partnered with Ford to build a truck that offers more toughness and capability, along with more space and more tech.
What’s left is for Volkswagen to confirm that the midsizer will come to North America, which it officially has yet to do.
VW Pickup: Ford Partnership
Volkswagen sold more than 800,000 copies of the first-generation Amarok truck in markets around the world. But that’s a drop in the pickup truck bucket, with Ford selling more F-Series trucks than that in the U.S. alone.
That might be a big part of why Volkswagen partnered with Ford for this second-generation truck. It shares much underneath with Ford’s new global Ranger, and that’s helped Volkswagen offer a vehicle with more features and capability.