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When VW gets their act together concerning CS and dealerships that conform to some type of standards,then maybe I'll look at a VW again. Been along time and there are too many options available to give VW any serious considerations.
Amazon should sell VWs--then you get good customer service and next day delivery!
Another month and not much has changed. I just don't get it.
"Of all major automakers, only General Motors and Volkswagen reported sales declines last month. GM was down 1.2 percent, and struggling VW was down nearly 13 percent."
Booming crossover SUV sales trigger car discounts (washingtonpost.com)
it's the old story---if you don't have the right product mix for the current buying trend, you're going to suffer in sales. I think as younger people with families step into the car market, we'll see this shift continue for quite a while. Planning product 3 to 5 years out is something of a crap shoot, isn't it?
That is VW to a tee. They are a non luxury brand with low luxury prices. They don't seem to hit the right note. However, they have to be happy with this bit of news.
Audi achieved the best month ever in AoA sales history in August 2014. This month’s record sales increased to 22.1% to 17,101 vehicles, a total that stands as the 44th consecutive month of record monthly U.S. sales for the brand. Audi U.S. sales year-to-date have increased 14.5% to 116,066 vehicles.
The Germans are trashing the Japanese Luxury brands.
Now they are shifting gears to keep their product fresher. I'm sure they've been hearing complaints from their dealers.
Volkswagen Jetta, Passat on Fast Track for Redesigns
Hopefully VW does not go Butt Ugly to please the JaKor car buyers. I think VW has some of the better looking cars on the road. They offer better handling which raises the price a bit. That may not be of importance to most US buyers. I could be wrong, I think they are limiting their diesel engines and holding the buyers back. May be a supply issue as their 4 cylinder engines are some of the highest volume engines sold in the World. The V6 is used in their Audi and Porsche line as well. If you take the Passat as an example there are 16,248 on the lots for sale. Only 3700 are diesel. That is 23% available. They sold 30% TDI last month. Jetta is even more squeezed with only 18% diesel available. I see VW as not all that interested in selling lots of cars like the competition.
http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2014/10/15/vw-nudges-gm-nd-place/17297889/
https://www.youtube.com/embed/JHixeIr_6BM?rel=0&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3
adPSA.The huge airbag recall hasn't affected VW (yet).
I looked through the list. I think Honda got the biggest hit out of the airbag recall. Over 5 million vehicles. Another big Japanese fiasco. They have known about this since 2004. Could push VW over Toyota this year. Though not likely.
Audi recalls 850,000 A4 models globally for airbags that won't deploy (autoblog.com)
Unrelated to the bigger recall, and likely just a software fix. Still a big number.
VW plans to spend $106B chasing Toyota for sales lead
Here is the paragraph that tells it all. Where are the D3???
Volkswagen will probably spend more than any other public company on research and development for the third consecutive year in 2014, ahead of Samsung Electronics Co. and Intel Corp., according to a study by consultancy Strategy
Reliability Ratings for each Automaker
#1 Lexus
#17 VW
I thought Porsche was number ONE?
Less warranty work may be bad for the service department but it bodes well for consumers.
Volkswagen dealer: 'We've got to get in the game' (Automotive News)
http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/slow-sales-shuts-down-one-of-the-oldest-volkswagen-deal-1691877672/+travis
http://www.danburyvolkswagen.com/
New Milford is a small town 6500 population with few buyers. Danbury is 80k population. I would imagine many buyers from his town went where the selection was better. He should be able to keep it as a VW indie repair shop.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20150315/RETAIL07/303169986/early-vw-dealership-prepares-to-close-after-65-years
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkk45ieih/worlds-biggest-auto-companies-2/
Toyota Unveils Revamped Manufacturing Process (currently a free WSJ link).
"As Toyota developed its new manufacturing process, it found itself chasing Volkswagen, the world’s second-largest auto maker by volume, which in 2012 launched vehicles built on its own new global manufacturing platform."
It was possible that Volkswagen would overtake Toyota in global sales this year, but that doing so would mainly be a matter of bragging rights. More important, he said, was the need to improve Volkswagen’s overall profit margin, which at 6 percent compares poorly to Toyota’s 10 percent."
Murmurs of a Shake-Up at Volkswagen’s Top (NY Times)
Who would ever have imagined in the 1950s that VW would one day overtake the "mighty GM," as some people used to refer to America's leading automaker?
http://www.freep.com/story/money/2015/04/21/general-motors-volkswagen-global-sales/26132355/
http://www.autonews.com/article/20150423/COPY01/304239962/toyota-keeps-global-sales-lead-over-vw-gm-on-u-s-demand
Turns out that the Egyptians used a substance similar to Cosmoline in their mummification process. Which explains why that Bug in the cave cranked right up for Woody Allen in Sleeper.
Volkswagen chairman Piech resigns after dispute over CEO (Yahoo)
Maube they need the Ask Sir Fezo back...
Back in 99 I tried to pull the trigger on a Passat wagon and just couldn't bring myself to do it though I loved the car.
I seem to hear more about gremlins than about stellar liability which might cost me a GTI in two years.
Of course if the Mazdaspeed 3 that's coming up really lives up to its press clippings the point may be moot.
I am one cheering for VW to pass up that arrogant bunch at Toyota. VW has to find the sweet spot for American buyers. Hopefully they don't dumb down all their product to satisfy US. Right today, there is NOTHING sold in the USA I would trade for my VW Touareg TDI.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/business/international/as-boardroom-struggle-ends-volkswagen-looks-to-the-future.html?hpw&rref=automobiles&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0
Maybe VW needs to apply some lessons from the GM experience.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20150426/OEM02/150429852/vw-board-demanded-piech-go-after-learning-of-secret-plot
Plus...
http://www.autonews.com/article/20150425/OEM02/150429856
Amazing that Subaru sold more cars in the US last year than ones with a VW logo on them
Though I, too, would like a diesel and a manual in a low-line Subaru.
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I just bought a 2015 Outback 3.6 with the CVT - haven't had any experience (in 2300 miles) with either screaming RPMs or any feeling of "rubber bandiness" with the transmission.
Though I, too, would like a diesel and a manual in a low-line Subaru.
I have not ridden in or test driven the V6. The 4 cylinder I tested and my daughter's Forester both gave me the feeling of driving a snow machine. And the long up hill I took in my test drive had the engine revving over 4500 RPM to make it. Never a positive feel from engine to road speed. My daughter is in a relatively flat part of the USA, with no steep hills. She loved hers so much they bought a second one for her husband and son. I don't like the high engine RPMs it takes to get any 4 cylinder gas engine up our long hills at 75 MPH. Even our gutless V8 Toyota could not make it up Interstate 8 with traffic at 75 MPH without down shifting to fourth.
All bets may be off as Subaru is offering diesel with a new improved CVT. Bring it to the USA and keep the sales records going.
Improvements made to the CVT
Subaru uses the same Lineartronic transmission fitted to the Forester’s 2.0-liter diesel engine as the one used in the performance Forester XT. It has already been engineered to manage the diesel engine’s high 350 Nm torque output. Subaru also improved the NVH (noise) characteristics of the transmission with additional soundproofing, while a manual mode provides drivers with seven pre-set ‘gears’ for greater control of the engine. Subaru also added greater soundproofing material under the hood and around the air intake that should reduce noise from the diesel inside the cabin.
http://www.torquenews.com/1084/20-liter-turbo-diesel-coupled-cvt-forester-first