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Old January 14th 05, 11:20 PM
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 06:47:04 -0500, "R J Carpenter"
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>"rat" > wrote
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>> IT is INSANE to think that VW would make such a change for cost
>> reasons.

>
>I have a relative who works for an automobile manufacturer. The word
>came from "on high" that costs HAD to be reduced X% per year. That's
>hard to do.
>
>

I know all about the automotive industry. I work for a major supplier
of lubricants to the US auto industry and know first hand about how
they squeeze their suppliers. But make no mistake, there is NO
lowering of quality standards. The Japanese cars will KILL them if
they do. I seriously doubt VW is any different.





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