>There is a very simple answer as to why they are not imported into >the US: 25% duty on imported commercial vehicles. A result of the >"Chicken Wars" retaliatory duties of about 1971. Hence the last VW >commercials into the US were 1971 models. >But it was good for Ford and GM. (NOTHING could help chrysler!) >Al Brase > >Andrew Grebneff wrote: > >> >>Right-on, Tim and Calle. This van IS small, but that suits a lot of >>owners, including lotsa businesses. The US missed out on the VW-sized >>Hiace (similar layout to the Liteace, but more body variants)... ask >>Toyota USA why. For various reasons it's the best van made anywhere, >>and almost anywhere outside northern North America is present in >>large numbers. That sucks big time for everyone there (excepting Frod & Gangrenal Mortars... it would have killed their market). -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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