Reuters had access to a message published on Volkswagen's intranet site in which brand chief Thomas Schaefer admitted partial and early retirements are planned.
I drove VWs for almost 40 years. When it was time to replace my latest VW not one model of theirs was on my shortlist. Aside from the hotted up Golf, all they have are trucks. I. Don’t. Want. A. Truck. Especially not one that size for size can’t haul as much as my wagon did.
I did have a chancde to drive a recent Jetta and walked away from that feeling like the car did nothing that Mazda, Honda, or Kia couldn’t do except be cheaper to won. So why pay a premium for the car and for service down the road?
I drove VWs for almost 40 years. When it was time to replace my latest VW not one model of theirs was on my shortlist. Aside from the hotted up Golf, all they have are trucks. I. Don’t. Want. A. Truck. Especially not one that size for size can’t haul as much as my wagon did.
I did have a chancde to drive a recent Jetta and walked away from that feeling like the car did nothing that Mazda, Honda, or Kia couldn’t do except be cheaper to won. So why pay a premium for the car and for service down the road?