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Volkswagen Brand Beats Targets Ahead of A Tough 2007

Agent009 submitted on 12/15/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:37:08 PM

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Volkswagen's core VW brand surpassed its milestone targets this year ahead of what is expected to be a difficult 2007 on the way to fulfilling its ForMotion Plus restructuring program, it said today.



"The next year will not be an easy one for the Volkswagen brand. The new products are still in development, so we cannot expect any help from sales. Rather we must concentrate on putting our processes in order," VW brand chief Wolfgang Bernhard said in a Christmas letter to staff.







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Volkswagen Brand Beats Targets Ahead of A Tough 2007

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audiot

Go Vee-Dub!! (the link goes nowhere I can tell.)

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Posted on 12/15/2006 2:03:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

DieselRules

Requires a log-in to read the article.
Not surprising though .. their fiscal restructuring was very agressive.
When the plan completes, VW's profits will likely be greater than the sum of "the Big 3" combined, but still a fraction of Toyota's

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Posted on 12/15/2006 2:14:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

tecnopolis

Note to VW: Where is my entry-level car?

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Posted on 12/15/2006 6:19:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

DieselRules

Its called a POLO.
Or better yet, the LUPO.
That's 2 sizes of cars BELOW the Golf.
Unfortunately, they don't sell them here.
Nobody knows why ... I've determined that its not even worth trying to figure out VW marketing....

— DieselRules (View Profile)

Posted on 12/16/2006 1:53:21 PM | | Votes: 1   

chewy

The Rabbit/Jetta is a fairly entry level car.

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Posted on 12/15/2006 8:08:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

AUDIMAN4

Just more expensive than the competition. VW is an upscale brand, above Toyota, Honda, and Nissan.

They will do just fine.

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Posted on 12/15/2006 9:17:12 PM | | Votes: 2   

rocker

Stop drinking the Kool Aid.

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Posted on 12/17/2006 1:33:54 AM | | Votes: 1   

huu76

Upscale? The Jetta/Golf City versions are about $4000 less than the Corolla/Civic, and the VW's come complete with basic everything.

VW has to restructure because they don't know what they are. They've been charging "upscale" prices w/o offering upscale quality or performance.

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Posted on 12/16/2006 2:03:47 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

DieselRules

Did you just arrive from another planet? ;)
Looks like you've missed the last decade on earth.....

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Posted on 12/16/2006 1:49:58 PM | | Votes: 2   

S4cabriofoxone

Yeah, seems that way...

Compare the drive or interior quality of any VW to a non-lux competitor, and you'll see why their prices are so premium.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/16/2006 4:54:49 PM | | Votes: 0   

hkaudi

Jetta and Golf city version is only avail. in Canada...

You are stupid, by saying they are charging upscale prices w/o offering upscale quality. Have you sat on the new Rabbit and Passat yet???

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Posted on 12/16/2006 7:30:57 PM | | Votes: 1   

rocker

Listen to yourself, you are bitchin' about a Rabbit or Passat being upscale. Upscale to what, Yugo stopped making cars.

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Posted on 12/17/2006 1:35:45 AM | | Votes: 1   

SilverAero

Why has VW's gotten so expensive, i would have thought they would want to be further down market from audi.

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Posted on 12/18/2006 2:27:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

chewy

You can still get a very nicely equipped for the money VWs.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 12/18/2006 4:09:11 AM | | Votes: 1   

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