Really, VW has already a current bus. Its the T5. The design is a success worldwide except in the U.S., where it was never launched. I can see a retro styled rear engined van from VW for third world countries as a cheaper base than the T5 to compete with the Hiace and the likes.... but not sure about the U.S. market, with the combination of high crash test standards and absurdly low car prices. My family recently bought a T5 califoania camper in Germany, used, ex rental, 8 months old with about 20kmiles, for about US$55000. New it would have been more like $75000. I dont see too much reason to sell it in the U.S. for VW, even though I would love them too. Why sell the vehicle here for say $45000 when you can sell out your production elsewhere at higher profit margins? Unless the euro/dollar exchange rate changes considerably, i dont see much reason for VW to do more than keep a foot in the market with leftover cars that were not sold in Germany (like oddly configured Tiguans) and maybe make some profits on mexiko-produced jettas. Florian On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > VW needs to hire that guy! He hit the nail on the head as far as I'm > concerned. > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '85 GL (Gertie) > '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) > '86 (We call this one Scrap) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > |
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