Top 10 Vehicles Axed in 2013

Volkswagen Routan

Volkswagen and Chrysler get along like Tom and Jerry so it’s no surprise that the Routan – a Chrysler minivan rebadged and sold as a Vee Dub – wound up among the collateral. Here’s an example: in 2012, Chrysler started offering $1,000 in bonus cash to any current Volkswagen owner who bought a car.  No trade-in necessary, the chance to snag a few Volkswagen customers was all Chrysler asked.

Call it a slap in the face, a stick in the eye or a good old Italian “up yours,” but it didn’t come as much of a surprise when news emerged that the Routan died abruptly with a long knife to blame.