I think Chrysler's going in the right direction. I think VW needs to expand its offerings or do something somewhat different in the U.S.
When we bought our Escape (Midnight edition
), we first looked to VW. They didn't have anything close - we're all tall, and the small wagon thing just didn't do it for us.
The Tuareg is great, but it's expensive and uses more gas than I'd like in a people hauler. It doesn't fit the bill for us, either.
I'd like to see something positive come out of this new "friendship", though.