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Our second car, a VW, comes with its own branded cables for this very purpose. My guess is that they got so many customers calling them about problems that it m
by starfallg 6y ago
Our second car, a VW, comes with its own branded cables for this very purpose. My guess is that they got so many customers calling them about problems that it made sense for them to throw it in.
They're pretty nice too, the only made in Germany USB-C/lightning cables I have ever used.
- the-dude 6y agoDoes it actually say Made in Germany ? Otherwise, I would doubt it.
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- starfallg 6y agoYes, it came in a sealed plastic bag with a label describing the contents and "Made in Germany" under it.
- kozhevnikov 6y agoBased on eBay photos, it says "Distributed by Volkswagen Zubehör GmbH".
- MichaelZuo 6y agoWell both can be true, though I would be surprised of the fact that there is an actual usb cable factory in germany.
- Piskvorrr 6y agoTBH, all that's required for this label is that the final product is assembled at a plant in Germany. So what usually happens is "bulk ship from anywhere, have a plant for packaging the individual items in Germany."
- moooo99 6y agoSame with Audi. Funnily enough, we got an Audi A4 a while ago and decided to include Android Auto for obvious reason. The car supports Android Auto only (no CarPlay), but came with a USB to Lightning cable. We were never asked which cable we want, so I assume that's a standard