Right...how long will VW hold their inventory at US ports? Not long, methinks.
The original Swasticar™️
I honestly forgot that VWs were still a thing. You never see them on the road or any dealerships.
It’s like my Dad’s friend Jack said,
“Everyone should own a Volkswagen, but only once.”
What US imports?
I got a buddy that’s a VW Rabbit freak.....I men he’s got a BUNCH of ‘em.
He says any VW made after 2009 is junk anyway.
Helps US to buy American and stop sending the bastards our money.
Win win every dollar that stays in this Country continues to circulate and to pay our doge shrinking bills.
I remember when Alyssa Milano said she would not buy a tesla anymore since it was owned by a “Nazi” so she instead bought a Volkswagon..so someone tweeted her “Gee whose gonna tell her”
Loved my last MK 3.5 Cabrio.
(2.0 too slow)
An absolute joy to drive.
(It weren’t no Rabbit)
Had a big issue with “new” lead free solder back in the day.
Ya gotta enjoy tinkering to keep it going.
All my Audis were the same way.
Honda, Toyota, even Subaru crush them in reliability.
They really won’t be missed in America.
Like that Batshiiite Crazy girlfriend from your errant youth.
Fun to remember, but really won’t be missed.
How does THIS work? Is Volkswagen the German government? How can a private or publicly held manufacturer set tariffs or block ports? What am I missing here?
Funny thing, no articles seems to mention the 10% duty and %19 VAT tax applied to US cars imported into Herman. Yes, that 19% VAT tax is applied to the 10% import tax too!
Germany charge a 30% tariff on US cars!
Those storage fees are gonna add up
I presume the ones made in Chattanooga are exempt?
It'll be funnier when they bring their cars in to be serviced and have another 25% added to the already ludicrous parts charges.
I had an uncle who added the local Audi/VW dealership to his. He was astounded by the increase in service income.
Nein!
VW builds cars in the U.S. I presume its U.S. manufactured cars are unaffected by this?????
Some models might become unavailable and wait times might increase for others, but it’s not as if VW is exiting the U.S. market.
In the United States, Volkswagen assembles the Passat, Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant.
Lol. VWs are problematic crap now. Wouldn’t touch one of the current models.
I’ve never understood the reputation the Germans have for technology. They tend to build gold plated crap. Overly complex and lacking elegance. There is a huge gap between concept and execution. The ME262 or the Tiger tank are prime examples. Fantastic potential but in practice poorly executed unreliable crap. I say this as someone who owned and loved 3 old Beetles.