Introduction: Volkswagen's Group minivans built its first generation of minivans together with Ford, but for the second generation unveiled in 2010 relied only on its own resources.

Introduction: Volkswagen and Ford worked together to counteract the Eurovan alliance made between Fiat and PSA Group, and in 1995 they launched a range of minivans sold under three different badges.

Introduction: Apart from the French brands, other European carmakers didn't enjoy the same success on the minivan market, and Volkswagen tried to get a slice of the pie. But to develop a program only for its brand was very expensive. Ford was in the same position, so the two carmakers cut a deal by sharing the costs, and thus the badge-engineered siblings of Ford Galaxy, Volkswagen Sharan, and SEAT Alhambra took off. All three of them were built on the same assembly line in Spain.