rickhamilton620
has a fetish for terrible cars
Relevance?
It shows that there's still plenty of people who don't give a shit. GM and Toyota experienced similar sales rebounds after their scandals.
Relevance?
I think it was just to show that contrary to what one might expect/what it looks like, it still goes uphill for VW.
Fair enough, I just found it odd given we'd since moved past the "VW will fall" portion o the discussion.It shows that there's still plenty of people who don't give a shit. GM and Toyota experienced similar sales rebounds after their scandals.
Maybe, maybe not. Perception !=reality, especially in the case of an admitted VW fanboy such as yourself.It's because people still know, what a good car is and have the ability to carry on after such an incident, that doesn't effect the other qualitys of the car at all .
Maybe it's more that buyers don't really give a shit. Sure, some want to act righteous about VW's, acting as though they care. They don't really. The engine could be liquefying polar bears and acting as a small fracking platform everywhere it stops....but if the price is right, the plastics don't rattle and the dealer gives you a nice loaner when you take it for a service...
Maybe it's more that buyers don't really give a shit. Sure, some want to act righteous about VW's, acting as though they care. They don't really. The engine could be liquefying polar bears and acting as a small fracking platform everywhere it stops....but if the price is right, the plastics don't rattle and the dealer gives you a nice loaner when you take it for a service...
Maybe, maybe not. Perception !=reality, especially in the case of an admitted VW fanboy such as yourself.
Maybe it's more that buyers don't really give a shit. Sure, some want to act righteous about VW's, acting as though they care. They don't really. The engine could be liquefying polar bears and acting as a small fracking platform everywhere it stops....but if the price is right, the plastics don't rattle and the dealer gives you a nice loaner when you take it for a service...
I think we as humans somehow getting used to the fact, that we are getting deceived by companies ...
The problem for VW is that they will be using their current car platforms well past 2020 as a consequence of their new found debt. This will put them at a disadvantage as their competitors move past them.
The problem for VW is that they will be using their current car platforms well past 2020 as a consequence of their new found debt. This will put them at a disadvantage as their competitors move past them.
They'll still be ahead of FCA.
The problem for VW is that they will be using their current car platforms well past 2020 as a consequence of their new found debt. This will put them at a disadvantage as their competitors move past them.
I believe the Pacifica's platform is the first all new platform from FCA. It was in the cards for Chrysler to get a proper crossover from it but who knows if that'll happen now.
But yeah, VW is still ahead of them. For now.
You forgot the Giorgio platform for FCA's RWD and AWD models that made its debut in the Alfa Romeo Giulia.
The new debt has forced them to shift gears and that may not only help them in the short term, but long into the future. The end of the diesel has been coming for some time. VW shifting resources towards EVs and hybrids and away from diesels has made them look "clean" again. Before they were forced into this, they were only doing the alt energy vehicles to make California happy, or as a technology showcase(918).
It could help them, like how the Firestone-Explorer fiasco that devastated Ford forced them to restructure well before the Great Recession hit.
With the current chassis there could be problems. Battery placement can be an issue, their current platform isn't designed for them like a Tesla S/X/3 or a Chevy Volt; not to mention concerns with new lighter and cheaper materials, better construction methods, etc. I think VW would be better off selling a non essential brand or two (like Bentley or Ducati) and using the profit to develop a new flagship platform.