Brazil was once VW’s home away from home. Here, it felt loved and welcome. It controlled 50 percent of the market. Time passed. An Italian upstart arrived and eventually robbed it of first place by being more agile. VW meanwhile grew bigger appetites and found a new home in China. Brazil, the ex-favorite, the dark, mysterious, tropical, big bosomed former love affair relies on the crumbs that fall off the table of the slanted-eye enchantress. (Read More…)
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Tagged as . Santana, China, Marcelo de Vasconcellos. Brazil, Volkswagen
Tagged as . Santana, China, Marcelo de Vasconcellos. Brazil, Volkswagen
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