Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:31:12 -0700
Reply-To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Microbus Concept in Production says this website...
In-Reply-To: <C15E95C7.C227%robertmstewart@mac.com>
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Now I'm confused........does this news come before or after the news of the Chrysler based van:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/FVDP/Preview/styleId=100217699
So what will it be....a new VW Microbus made in Hannover or a Chrysler based van made in the USA?
Anthony
'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> wrote: http://www.ohiovw.com/news/microbus.asp
So here’s something I found today, some more recent news on the Microbus
concept: lets all hold our breath till it comes out...
Here’s what the site stated:
· 1,500 new jobs at Stöcken site
· 5000 x 5000 model complete
· Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder: all market studies positive
· Bernd Wiedemann: entering new era
· Günter Lenz: staff put up marvelous fight
The decision has been taken: the Microbus will be built in Hanover. In the
presence of several thousand employees, the management and Works Council
today signed an agreement to build the new model. Speaking at the Stöcken
site, Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder, Chairman of the Board of Management
Volkswagen AG, said: "Having reviewed the economic requirements for building
the Microbus in the Group, we have come to the conclusion that, based on the
5000 x 5000 project and a thorough restructuring of the Hanover site, the
conditions are good."
Bernd Wiedemann, Spokesman of the Managing Body Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles, commented: "This is a great day for Hanover. Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles is entering a new era."
The decision means 1,500 new jobs for the Hanover plant. These jobs will be
created as part of the unique 5000 x 5000 labour model. Under this new
concept, Volkswagen AG will employ a total of 5,000 persons for a gross wage
of DM 5,000 (€ 2,556). The decision to create 3,500 new jobs to produce a
minivan at the Wolfsburg plant was already taken last year.
Günter Lenz, Chairman of the Works Council Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles,
said: " The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles team put up a marvellous fight to
win this vehicle. All our efforts have been rewarded. The decision shows
that the Hanover site can hold its own in an international comparison of VW
locations."
Bernd Wiedemann thanked the Volkswagen AG Board of Management for the
confidence it was placing in the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand: "The
decision is a great challenge - a challenge we are very willing to accept."
By deciding to build the Microbus, Volkswagen has set its sights on a new
segment - a MPV combining striking design and high functionality with the
comfort of a limousine. Dr. Pischetsrieder emphasised that "with the
Microbus, a legend begun some 50 years ago when the first VW bus left the
production line here is now returning to Hanover. The VW bus was never just
a means of transport, it has always been an emotive cult object. The
public's reaction at motor shows combined with the findings of market
studies already show us that the Microbus design has a spontaneous appeal,
and that the vehicle will follow in the footsteps of its successful
predecessor."
The Microbus concept car debuted at the Detroit Motor Show. The vehicle was
also given an enthusiastic reception at the Tokyo, Geneva and Frankfurt
Motor Shows. The Microbus was designed at the Volkswagen Design Studio in
California.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles / Communications
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