Panoramic sunroof to be removed from selected Golf Hatch models

[Carlosfandango]

It surprises me they’ve gone back to the radar in front of the intercooler approach rather than hiding it behind the badge like they started with the 7.5.

Is that what looks like a little camera just above it too?

[fredgroves]

Suspect though that the sun roof assembly is third party made (as is most of the car) and there are minimum commitments to quantity and they don't want to renew the supply contract. That happens with run downs and it's very clearly a monitory option!

That makes sense, but only if the facelift has a different roof?!

I don't think it does - afaik its the same shell with some different plastics.

Maybe they have redesigned the swimming pool cover sunroof?

[fredgroves]

It surprises me they’ve gone back to the radar in front of the intercooler approach rather than hiding it behind the badge like they started with the 7.5.

Is that what looks like a little camera just above it too?

I reckon thats just the testing rig.

[Lenny]

It surprises me they’ve gone back to the radar in front of the intercooler approach rather than hiding it behind the badge like they started with the 7.5.

Is that what looks like a little camera just above it too?

I reckon thats just the testing rig.

The body panels are made in house in the stamping plant and the removal of the sunroof would save costs for VW just as it did by discontinuing the 2 door panels, stamping dies are expensive and time consuming to manufacture.

[Adam T7]

It surprises me they’ve gone back to the radar in front of the intercooler approach rather than hiding it behind the badge like they started with the 7.5.

Is that what looks like a little camera just above it too?

I reckon thats just the testing rig.

The body panels are made in house in the stamping plant and the removal of the sunroof would save costs for VW just as it did by discontinuing the 2 door panels, stamping dies are expensive and time consuming to manufacture.

I remember the Richard Hammond program ‘Big(?)’ a couple of years back when he walked through the Wolfsburg manufacturing plant - amazing what was actually built on the site.

[fredgroves]

 The body panels are made in house in the stamping plant and the removal of the sunroof would save costs for VW just as it did by discontinuing the 2 door panels, stamping dies are expensive and time consuming to manufacture.
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Yes that would make sense to me (I am from a manufacturing world and get this totally!)

But only if they also managed to ditch the supply chain for the actual swimming pool cover part.