Chrysler Bankruptcy Stalls Routan Production Plans

Volkswagen of America Inc. is unfazed about postponement of the Routan’s production restart, even though April was the minivan’s best-ever sales month.

Current inventory will support near-term sales of the new-for-’09 minivan, even if there is bounce from a just-launched brand-focused ad campaign, the auto maker says.

Routan output was scheduled to resume in June, ending a 6-month ...