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http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/03/01/volkswagens-sales-are-crushed-again-as-the-diesel.aspx
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/03/03/audi-sq7-tdi-official/
This is almost too creepy to comprehend. My wife even drives the 2012 VW Touareg TDI (406 # ft scary) fast. Needless to say I drive fast, but not as scary.
Total TMI: The new 7700 # rated trailer hitch does not seem to make an mpg difference.
Moving Up?
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-going-fight-america-152005371.html
http://media.vw.com/release/1152/
Poor truck sales http://news.yahoo.com/u-regulators-seek-more-input-truck-fuel-efficiency-173307080--finance.html & we wonder way there is job loss?
VW Scandal Clouds Prospects for Other Diesel Makers at Geneva Motor Show (NY Times)
But then the ratio problem remains !? (42 gal per barrel oil yields 19 gal gas/10 gal diesel.) In addition, there is also a HUGE glut on the OTHER/remaing 13 gals! Even I have not talk too much about that ! As you can see, it's a bigger problem ( 13 gal vs 10 gals) than what to do with diesel!!!
http://blog.caranddriver.com/2016-volkswagen-golf-sportwagen-limited-edition-more-for-less/
"Diesel gate" for dummies
..." It’s a tricky legal situation, as neither the EPA nor the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration can force individual owners to update their cars. Several bills in Congress have proposed banning registration renewals for car owners who don’t complete recalls"...
http://blog.caranddriver.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-vw-diesel-emissions-scandal/
I'm also dealing with my lovely wife, who has been enamored of floaty rides since shuttling an LTD cross-country back in her college days to earn a few bucks. Now you know why the Encore is high on our list.
Biggest loser from Dieselgate?
May be Tesla. (investors.com)
And Tesla already had problems trying to go downmarket with the '3', what with the Bolt. Now VW/Audi/etc. will be strongly focused on them. And Tesla reliability makes VW look great!
Now to Japanese diesels ...Wait till the can of worms spills open all over gassers!
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-japanese-diesel-cars-on-road-emissions-higher-than-in-lab-tests-1457082484
Are we expecting a couple of suicides, ala, Aubrey McClendon? http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/03/03/911-calls-aubrey-mcclendon-swerved-and-hit-wall/81260914/
..."In June 2010, the New York Times reported that American geologists were conducting ground surveys on dry salt lakes in western Afghanistan believing that large deposits of lithium are located there. "Pentagon officials said that their initial analysis at one location in Ghazni Province showed the potential for lithium deposits as large as those of Bolivia, which now has the world's largest known lithium reserves."[50] These estimates are "based principally on old data, which was gathered mainly by the Soviets during their occupation of Afghanistan from 1979–1989" and "Stephen Peters, the head of the USGS's Afghanistan Minerals Project, said that he was unaware of USGS involvement in any new surveying for minerals in Afghanistan in the past two years. 'We are not aware of any discoveries of lithium,' he said."[51]"...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium
http://finance.yahoo.com/video/lithium-next-gasoline-064900647.html
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/03/06/vw-miss-diesel-emissions-deadline/
But then there are 360 months in a 30 year loan!? LOL!
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/news/a28417/singapore-government-fines-tesla-model-s-owner/
Slow diesel News Day! ULSD is @ $ 4.40
(Norway
Given the l(ban) lack of diesel sales, in a fact VW increased gasser/hybrid/EV sales about roughly 12.8 %.! Too bad they couldn't do this while selling diesel's. Overall of course, diesels are normally 20 to 25%, so there's a net " loss "
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/volkswagen-global-sales-down-12-percent-in-february/2016/03/11/1f833b9c-e793-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html
. ..."Die Welt went through VW’s party donations, and all it could find was $7,500 paid 2012 to the Democratic Party in Tennessee."...
( The implication, this was the sum total of political contributions in the whole USA, my sic)
when money changes hands overseas, we ( for the US corporations) call that " bribery". when it happens domestically… ah, ...we are all smart enough to ...connect the dots. ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bertelschmitt/2016/03/13/at-volkswagen-a-disastrous-dieselgate-week-promises-to-become-the-new-normal/#45d878a63be1
From the article, I do not get that VW's large to larger owners: sovereign wealth funds, big labor unions and big governments (Lower Saxony) get the writing on the wall, aka, the extent of the damage of the "earthquake." They understand even less, the changes that need to be made going forward.
TMI: The Porsche brand ownership lost the first round . Are these rounds 2, 3, 4, 5?
Really surprised at VW - their leadership culture must be way too insulated. This thing is going to drag on and on, when they could have done a Tylenol mea culpa and been mostly back in business by now.
I'm not sure who said it first, but perception IS reality!? http://www.motortrend.com/news/the-trouble-with-vw-america-still-doesnt-get-it-the-big-picture/
What would you do? What shall I do?
While I like to think that this particular MB GLK 250 BT & we were selected (totally) @ random, the selection may have been specifically targeted.
Speaking of the devil, don't look now… Look at the " 6 SUV's that rarely need repairs"? list. http://www.bankrate.com/finance/auto/dependable-suvs-2.aspx
Look whose 8 speed A/T hit the 2017 Toyota Highlander as an option?
As for VW they need to add some models like the T6 and UP to their lineup. I really like the looks of the VW CrossBlue. In a 4 cylinder diesel it could take the place of the Lexus. If MB ever gets off the pot with the GLC 300 Bluetec with 9 speed transmission it may be our baby. Last I read the last of this year as the 2017 model. Mercedes improved the looks for my eyes.
Evidently (my swag only),
CARB surmises that Mercedes-Benz BT's (MLK 250) are possible "cheaters"and/or maybe exceeds N0x and other emissions.
Sounds like VW can't get approval to fix their diesel Passats in the EU now, per the WSJ.
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
If VW were to offer the Amarok TDI in the US, I would sell my Nissan Frontier in a heartbeat and buy the Amarok.