Indonesia as a Production Site for Future VWs ? Aust. Next ??

[phaeton]

VW is seriously looking at Production sites in the Asia-Pacific region, 1st was Malaysia then Vietnam now Indonesia.

Could Australia be next ?

http://english.people.com.cn/200705/22/eng20070522_376823.html

[gpk_gti]

here we go around the merry go round!!!! vw made in aust,doubt that.thailand or china would be my bet from the asiapac region.

[phaeton]

As far as I know this will only supply our AP region whereas the Chinese JVs will supply China exclusively (with the odd exports) not huge like planned AP Factory

[vinderliker]

Will there be more questions about build quality as there have been about non European built vehicles which some of the motoring journos have been noticing.
i.e South African Golfs and the Mexican Jettas.

[Glide_GTI]

production costs will never see a vw factory back in aus

[syncro]

production costs will never see a vw factory back in aus

and build quality.

[99gti]

Alot of big manufacturers are moving to China as it is still the biggest booming automotive market. The chinese are just loving cars but the country just ain't handling it. It wouldn't suprise me if we start seeing them come from there.

[vw50]

VW producton

Being a long time V dubber, why can't vw management stick to production and quality control of its models in Germany. Remember VW in Clayton, Victoria!! What a disaster! Merc's in S/Africa-quality problems. What next- Porsche--made in China???