Volkswagen previewed a successor to the brand’s aging CC sedan that a U.S. spokesman for the company says is “under consideration” for the U.S.

The Atlas is based on VW's MQB architecture and will be built at the company's Chattanooga, Tenn., factory.

It is known the first details of the Volkswagen Phaeton new generation sedan. The car will hit the market in 2018 and will receive an electric motor.

Volkswagen has unveiled its electric car to challenge for the title in the infamous Race to the Clouds at Pike’s Peak in Colorado.