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  • No more Golfs? WTF?

    Volkswagen hat massive Probleme mit seinem neuen Golf. Nach SPIEGEL-Informationen wird das wichtigste Modell des Konzerns die geplante Rendite von acht Prozent nicht erreichen. In den USA, Brasilien und Australien soll das Fahrzeug nun nicht mehr verkauft werden.


    My extremely bad German must be misleading me, can anyone expand on this?

    I think it says VW will stop making Golfs for USA/Aus? I dont believe it, but can someone translate anyway?
    1986 MkII Golf GTI 16V (Sold), 2005 MkV Golf GTI (Sold), 2007 Polo GTI (Sold), 2011 Polo 66TDI (Selling), 2012 Passat 125 TDI Bluemotion, 2013 Scirocco R (Due October!)

  • #2
    mate this is a re-post
    dont worry i think we'll be getting the SA model or something of the sort?!
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    • #3
      Originally posted by GoLfMan View Post
      mate this is a re-post
      dont worry i think we'll be getting the SA model or something of the sort?!
      Dont be so sure. I can read German and that article flat out says that the Golf might not be sold to Australia, Brazil and America citing that its not bringing VW enough money. He wants a profit of 5% on all sales of cars but at the moment they are only making 3.4% profit.

      Hope its not true.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by FknDubbin View Post
        Hope its not true.
        so do i man
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        • #5
          Originally posted by GoLfMan View Post
          so do i man
          i hope its not true either.

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          • #6
            dang repost yeah hope its not true...i cant see how they could do such a thing!
            1986 MkII Golf GTI 16V (Sold), 2005 MkV Golf GTI (Sold), 2007 Polo GTI (Sold), 2011 Polo 66TDI (Selling), 2012 Passat 125 TDI Bluemotion, 2013 Scirocco R (Due October!)

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            • #7
              Surely not. The mkV has been enormously popular

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              • #8


                English version of what is going on....noticed the bit they say about Canada in the fact they continue to get the Mk4 or something? Cant see how that would work for the Mk5 though as I thought it was supposed to be more expensive to make than the Mk6, i don't think much will come of it but interesting none the less.
                1986 MkII Golf GTI 16V (Sold), 2005 MkV Golf GTI (Sold), 2007 Polo GTI (Sold), 2011 Polo 66TDI (Selling), 2012 Passat 125 TDI Bluemotion, 2013 Scirocco R (Due October!)

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                • #9
                  How can this be? I reckon the vw are is growing on a curve, I see more GTIs than any other MKV models.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Satanstoenail View Post
                    Surely not. The mkV has been enormously popular
                    that it has.. but it has also been excessvily unprofitable for VW hence if the mk6 happens they are ditching the fancy rear suspention and going back to cheaper beam axels and cutting costs hard..
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                    • #11
                      VW Denies It Will Pull Rabbit From U.S.




                      HERNDON, Virginia — Volkswagen of America said it is proceeding with plans to launch the next-generation Golf hatchback in the U.S. in fall 2009, contradicting widespread reports in the European press that the German automaker planned to pull the car — sold here as the Rabbit — from the U.S. market because unfavorable exchange rates have slashed margins.

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