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While You Were Sleeping, July 2, 2014
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Derek Kreindler
(IC: employee)
Published: July 2nd, 2014
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We apologize for the late start. Now, without further delay.
- VW will launch an all-new Passat on Thursday. But with the “middle” of Europe’s car market being squeezed by both premium and low-cost brands – and the large sedan segment sufferingly acutely from small sales – the Passat’s launch looks to be difficult.
- Nissan will build the new Infiniti Q30 and QX30 small cars at its Sunderland factory in the UK. Production could also move to the new joint factory being built with Daimler in Mexico.
- Renault could overtake Opel as Europe’s second most popular brand.
- Mazda could revive the rotary…but only as a range-extender for a PHEV Mazda2.
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Published July 2nd, 2014 9:36 AM
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"the Passat’s launch looks to be difficult" Probably they'll launch it like any other car is launched. It just might not be a great sales success.
A new Passat won't stop VW's tailspin in the US. They are totally lost. Mazda needs to take automotive Chantix for their Wankel addiction; they just can't seem to get over this bad habit.
Additional item: The "GM dealerships are deserted" story is debunked with a 1% sales increase over last June.
Guys, I'm thinking that this is the Euro-spec Passat, not the NMS (Chinese/North American) one...