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09-03-2009, 02:44 PM
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 | ^ Can it be anything else but a misquote? Someone in that position will probably not say such a thing?
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09-03-2009, 03:05 PM
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  | Here's the original article: Audi President Has Verbal Jolt for Volt - MSN Autos And the news is hitting automotive news media around the globe. Ouch. Much secondary exposure for Chevy (Volt) ... and Audi. You can guess which brand will get positive & which negative reactions.  |
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I'm sure they are. Audi can't afford any backlash in the U.S. they're already way behind BMW/Mercedes in perception/sales etc. This doesn't help. M
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09-03-2009, 07:40 PM
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| These Tit for Tats are becoming almost frequent. I wonder if this is the same person that dismissed BMW's "Efficient Dynamics" strategy as simply a marketing gimmick after BMW won praise and awards from environmental groups to which someone in BMW responded "Where are your car's" . To which they replied they are coming but BMW was already ahead. And more recently Norbert Reithofers comment regarding premium manufacturers being BMW and Mercedes-Benz only. |
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09-03-2009, 07:43 PM
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| I think it's quite idiotic for him to say something this retarded considering GM has a fleet of Hybrid vehicles and yet Audi ain't got sh!t. I think the correct response to this dumbass is: Put up or shut up.
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| Audi has a history of big mouth execs it seems. Wasn't it an Audi exec that said he wouldn't or doesn't see why anyone would buy a VW Pheaton? M
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PS. Apart from Audi he also forgot Porsche , RR , Bentley ect.
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Porsche and Bentley aren't independent manufaturers- they're now owned by VW. RR is owned by BMW.
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