Date:         Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:06:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Microbus Concept in Production says this website...
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Well, Mike since you are talking about your thoughts on the design, I will
say this - I agree with both of your point and I will add my other dislikes:


*How about some round headlights?
*put a damn rear view mirroe in it and ditch the rear view camera thing
*Lose the video game ports and monitors in the seat head rests

My thought is about versatility, function, and camping - not gadgets that
drive prices up.

Not saying I'm right - just my opinions.

And whoever said it was ugly is right but look what we are all driving now -
a Vanagon is a thing of beauty to me but its ugliness makes it that way.


On 10/20/06, Mike Rouby <mikerouby@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> The Ohio VW link is dated *2006* so maybe it's back on the drawing board.
> I don't like the fact that the driver is no longer sitting on top of the
> front wheels, and I bet the engine is in the front.  Otherwise, it's good
> stuff.
>
> *Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>* wrote:
>
> I thought they had scraped the design shown at the auto shows in 2004 and
> had decide to redesign and have this thing made for them by Chrysler. Or
> is
> that just for the North American market? If this report is for both NA and
> European markets I think I have a new interest in it.
>
> On 10/20/06, robertmstewart 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
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
> 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
> 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)
>
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-- 
Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
85' GL (sidelined but to be resurected in the near future)