Why are VW's so expensive? [Archive]

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pOrk

11-07-2010, 08:19 AM

They have to pay the window washers, duh

http://www.flixxy.com/high-tech-car-factory.htm

lordairgtar

11-07-2010, 12:24 PM

That plant is only for the Phaeton? I don't see 15,000 dollar Jettas being made on a slow moving assembly line. Probably more like our factories, or Japan's, or Korea's.

jbiscuit

11-08-2010, 07:52 AM

That doesn't look like Mexico to me.

FoxStang

11-08-2010, 04:36 PM

I heard they're bringing it back to the US... So it can fail again. Neat factory, probably explains why the Phaeton is so expensive.

SSLEVO

11-08-2010, 06:40 PM

Cool stuff, lots of 5S going on there

xwing

11-08-2010, 06:59 PM

not saying if this is good or bad, but German worker pay due to unions/government/whatever is quite high, and adds a premium to German-built cars. They decrease their costs corporation-wide SOMEwhat by using Mexico and third world/low income places for SOME of their assembly/cars, but it the Corp as a whole STILL has to make profit, so...oh well.
Benzin ist sehr teuer, das Auto ist sehr teuer, Arbeit ist sehr teuer...schade. Eins, Zwei, g'suffa!

FoxStang

11-08-2010, 09:52 PM

Benzin ist sehr teuer, das Auto ist sehr teuer, Arbeit ist sehr teuer...schade. Eins, Zwei, g'suffa!

Seems like a couple of Chrysler employees took that a little to seriously a while back. :rolf:rolf

11-09-2010, 10:34 PM

Zey want you to see everysing!