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Completely counterintuitive VW is so high on that list.
by DrNosferatu 3y ago
Completely counterintuitive VW is so high on that list.
- hef19898 3y agoVW, the brand, has some very serious issues, not all of those are related to EVs as they started much earlier. VW, as in VAG the enterprise, is doing quite well with brands like Skoda, Porsche and Audi.
- csunbird 3y agoID series, especially ID4, are a success. They are definitely good cars, except for the entertainment system, which you can replace with CarPlay.
- jhallenworld 3y agoJohn Cadogan on VW... https://youtu.be/u1UfDOLk8ic?t=2103 https://youtu.be/u1UfDOLk8ic?t=2103 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0U55n7Vwg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0U55n7Vwg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjToFe1oAAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjToFe1oAAI He's anti-EV, but the main point is pretty good: cars from different companies are all pretty much the same, so the next thing you should look at is the company itself- will they help you after the sale? Are they a good corporate citizen? Oh, one more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/29/vw-condemned-for-testing-diesel-fumes-on-humans-and-monkeys https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/29/vw-condemne...
- jillesvangurp 3y agoDieselgate basically. They got a rude awakening around that time and accelerated plans to take EVs to market because they realized that their diesel strategy was dead in the water. So, they now have EV production capacity on multiple continents and battery supply secured. Their first generation platform has been a bit rough but they are selling cars built on it in volume now directly and through companies like Seat. The probably do so at a loss or with low margins. Which is something they have in common with other struggling manufacturers.