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on 18/6/2001 10:13 PM, Simon Glen at simonglen@bigpond.com wrote: > I believe VW discontinued the Type 3 because they had to make space > available on the Wolfsburg production lines for the new Passat (Dasher > to Americans). They had already shifted Type 4 production to Salzgitter > where for just over a year it shared a production line with the Audi > 100. The oil crisis was on, Beetle sales were in decline, Type 3 sales > were falling off dramatically, VW factories in Germany were laying off > foreign "guest-workers" and moving into shorter working week mode, VW > shares were also in free-fall as were the company's losses. So, VW > management was desperate improve its image and to get a new fuel > efficient "more advanced" Volkswagen onto showroom floors. And, that > car was to be the Passat which was the VW version of the well-received > and successful Audi 80. And, VW management was correct. The Passat and > then the Golf (Rabbit to Americans) saved Volkswagen financially and > were the basis of the company's remarkable recovery. Thanks for that little history lesson, it is very interesting. Thanks, Ben Doughney '71 1302S ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe