Although I'd agree that the Volkswagen Group as a whole may not be the same as it is today if it were under different management... ...it remains that passing

Although I'd agree that the Volkswagen Group as a whole may not be the same as it is today if it were under different management... ...it remains that passing up a robust, reliable, and simple car design -- and the factories/tooling to produce it -- for an acquisition cost of zero is still a blunder.