Date:         Sat, 25 Apr 1998 02:45:30 -0700
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Subject:      Re: VW marketing etc
Comments: To: "J.W.Brier" <Jan@HRPS.DEMON.NL>,
          vanagon List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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I forgot to ad that it is not litigation, but protective and punitive
import tarriffs and other regulations enacted to protect us car
manufacturers from honest competition that is responsible for most of
restrictions on what we can buy here as far as automobiles go.  These
are the same us car companies that don't want you to be able to sue them
for selling dangerous or defective junk.
steve


J.W.Brier wrote:

> >Another reason VW and other German manufactures don't import all
> their
> >products into the U.S. is because this is the most litigious society
> on
> >earth and it scares them to death. Remember what happened to the Audi
> in
>
> You are right, this is one of the reasons why many European companies
> are very reluctant to export their goods to the US. However, this type
> of litigation is finding its way to my side of the ocean too.
> Manufacturers are more and more being held responsible for
> consequential damages. Soon we will also have luke warm coffee at Mc
> Donalds :-(.
>
> Jan Willem Briër (mr),
> High Rise Professional Services, The Netherlands.
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