"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yep, there’s a VW plant opening in Tennessee. You’ll notice how Nissan moved their North American HQ from California to Tennessee, as well.
In the meantime, California is in the midst of increasing its income tax to 11.3% for the top bracket. Tennessee’s? 0%. Nothing to see there, folks. Move along...
Looks like Audi may be using either the same VW plant in Chattanooga or building one of their own by 2011, as well.
I’ll be glad to see the change. I’ve heard great things about VW’s from friends who have one built in Germany. My Jetta, on the otherhand, was assembled in Mexico, and I’ve had quite a few problems with it. The engine failed, for one thing, though thankfully still under warranty.
It does get 45 mpg, so I can’t complain much about that, but European-made Jettas have better maintenance records. In Germany, they have fewer problems with them than Japanese cars.