Re: VW Losses in North America


Brian Running wrote:

> one that thinks the Ridgeline is an Avalanche with Aztek styling?), and
> Toyota has heavily skewed their product line towards SUVs, minivans and

Maybe it is what the NA customer really wants? :)

> trucks. I believe it's a quality problem. GM has never made
> top-quality products, and they refuse even to try. VW seems oddly
> indifferent to quality problems and warranty claims. I've had no

There should be no financial losses then, as the sucessfuly denied
claim costs you no money at all :) You will just lose a customer, but
as VW produces (almost?) no cars in the USA, it can't make you lose
money, as your factory eats money elsewhere.

And the VWoA expenses alone can't be so high, even with warranty claim
expenses.

> unusual problems with my VeeDubs over the years, but the horror stories
> are out there, and well-known by the public -- meanwhile, VW does
> nothing to improve its public image regarding those QC issues.

Well, pick your favorite model and look at how much does it cost in NA
and how much in (for example) Europe. And don't forget to take into
account all the nice features, such as climate control, power windows,
alloys etc which usually cost a lot of additional money here in Europe.
I believe you know how to find the American prices, and the european
ones could be easily found under www.volkswagen.co.uk or
www.volkswagen.de with help of the car configurator.

I think this is the real reason, why VW loses so much money. As the
dollar went down, the prices of imported cars did not rocketed up.

.

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