VW in talks with Ford to make vehicles at Ford’s plants. (2009, German)

[easy62]

Volkswagen in talks with Ford about production at US plants
https://www.clickondetroit.com/autom...n-at-us-plants

[unit731]

So we got that great German quality in Volkswagen made in Mexico.

Now the proposal is to use Ford employees at some of its factories to assemble VW's ?

[eaton53]

VW should just disguise their cars as Fords so people will buy them.
That's how FCA sells Fiats. They masquerade as Jeeps.

[Quietude]

VW has US production facilities. So?

[dkf747]

Is this similar to when Chrysler built VW minivans? or something else?

[easy62]

Originally Posted by dkf747

Is this similar to when Chrysler built VW minivans? or something else?

Chrysler built the VW Routan, and VW made engines. Hers a list of engines Chrysler used throughout the years that they did not make allot of them.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...rysler_engines

[Quietude]

The Routan was a Chrysler minivan with slight restyling and (in some years) a VW engine. It also had dismal sales, hitting about a quarter of projections.

These kind of blended vehicles don't tend to have spectacular sales or mean much to the assembly contractor except keeping a few production lines running. I can't see Ford doing much more than collecting a paycheck for doing the same - yeah, it's jobs and so forth, but about as close to McJobs as it gets in that industry.

[easy62]

Originally Posted by Quietude

The Routan was a Chrysler minivan with slight restyling and (in some years) a VW engine. It also had dismal sales, hitting about a quarter of projections.

These kind of blended vehicles don't tend to have spectacular sales or mean much to the assembly contractor except keeping a few production lines running. I can't see Ford doing much more than collecting a paycheck for doing the same - yeah, it's jobs and so forth, but about as close to McJobs as it gets in that industry.

Boy you’re quite the automotive industry expert aren’t you you should go and run Ford Motor Company because you have all the answers.

[Quietude]

Originally Posted by easy62

Boy you’re quite the automotive industry expert aren’t you you should go and run Ford Motor Company because you have all the answers.

Yes, I understand. Since you don't know how to google a few basic facts about a vehicle, I must seem like CEO material to you.

[SoHoVe]

Originally Posted by eaton53

VW should just disguise their cars as Fords so people will buy them.
That's how FCA sells Fiats. They masquerade as Jeeps.

I literally laughed out loud at this...SO TRUE regarding FCA.

Ford seems to be serious about staying in the game, I have more confidence in their long term success than I do in GM.