Re: vw news

[VWMikeLVW@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/6/00 1:31:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Doolbnroht@aol.com writes:


> 20
>
>                Volkswagen can save up to 1,000 marks ($460) per auto by
>                increasing the number of major parts that are shared between
>                models, Chairman Ferdinand Piech told the German business
>                daily Handelsblatt.=20
>
>                The move is a refinement of the company's current strategy of
>                platform sharing - or building similar sized cars on the same
>                framework. The Wolfsburg-based company uses four main
>                platforms to build its cars.=20
>
>                


hehe...so what's new about this? we all know VW's are like LEGO's!....They 
never change anything unless they HAVE to.

Mike
http://www.geocities.com/vwmikel
'84-Arkay Turbo Rabbit GTI
'84-Rabbit GTI - uh.....
'77-Rabbit - project
'80-Scirocco S - (um... to be:1.9L crossflow, turbo, 6 speed, widebody?)