Can VW Overtake Toyota and GM To Become #1?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,494
    And has been off and on for 40 years, with no signs of slowing down.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,447
    After 4 1/2 months and 2000 miles, I am truly enjoying my 2016 Jetta SE 1.4T. Quiet, comfortable, more sporty than my previous Elantra GT (which, truthfully, isn't saying much), and the right level of tech.

    Yeah, the outside is boring, but, given that sedans are declining in popularity, I'm going against the grain. The inside is quite nice.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Fighting for #1 in sales just tends to land a company toward reduced profit margins and increased media surveillance. Doesn't tend to bring prestige, rather mass market view. Don't understand this goal at all?
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    GM agrees with you @berry. Or so they say.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    It is really old school marketing think to pursue this goal.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    It pleases stockholders perhaps?
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    While top line growth matters, most stockholders and investors are more focused on bottom line. Personally, I think it mostly emanates from past practices.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    This presumes that most stockholders know what they are doing, a premise which I still find dubious at times. Investing has this very gut level, emotional element to it that financial professionals seem reluctant to admit to.
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Now that VW is number One in the World, is there any good reason to take over Fiat? I can think of several. VW is better at whacking models that don't sell well. They could trim the Jeep line to maybe 3 best selling models. Keep Dodge for vans, mini vans and Ram PU trucks. Dump the Fiat line in the US, it sells best in Italy, Brazil and 3rd World countries. Chrysler does not seem to have anything people want. Looking at the VW financials I would say even after dieselgate they will have a very large cash pile. Fiat is hurting for cash. Call it a merger then kick out all the dead weight management. Something Germans are good at doing. And bring back diesels across all the lines.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,129
    "Now that VW is number One in the World, is there any good reason to take over Fiat?"

    Well, VW now has all that expertise dealing with diesel lawsuits, could come in handy with FCA... ;)
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Gives them more dealership exposure in NA I suppose
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