Date:         Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:24:29 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: AMC / German Cylinder Heads (LVC)
Comments: To: tmiller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
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Vw has already shipped polos to australia from china on a test run.  I
believe 600 were in that run.  Some parts are already being distributed as
well.  From a recent article the shipments to australia and that area of the
world will continue but be small for right now.  Evidently they are being
processed on a different QC line.
jimt

On 10/21/04 7:35 PM, "tmiller" <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM> wrote:

> Don't forget, VW is planning on generating a toe hold on the Chinese auto
> market by building them there.  That does not mean we won't see those vehicles
> elsewhere in the world.  They tried to make Rabbits in PA but the QC sucked
> and they gave up!!
> TEMiller
>
> Kenneth Wilford wrote:
>>
>> Even if you rely on the VW logo it doesn't neccesarily mean "made in
>> Germany".  I just sent a customer a set of coolant hoses for her 85 Vanagon.
>> Most of the hoses were VW and the few aftermarket hoses were German.  However
>> she started to get upset that some of the hoses (the VW ones) were made in
>> Turkey!  Another one is made in England (didn't seem too upset about that
>> one).  She should be happy that she can get these hoses at all.  There is no
>> aftermarket for the ones that she got upset about.  Plus they have the VW
>> logo on them so like Calle said you have to trust their QC (Quality Control).
>>
>> I hate to tell you folks this but if you read VW Trends there was an article
>> in there recently showing the president of VW at a ground breaking ceremony
>> for new offices in (drum roll) China!  Guess where they will start moving
>> production in the future?  So getting hung up on "Made in Germany" may not be
>> very practical in the near future.
>>
>> Just FYI.  I still like VW.  (Note to self- learn Cantonese).
>>
>> Ken Wilford
>> John 3:16
>> www.vanagain.com <http://www.vanagain.com>
>>
>>
>>