vw54 wrote:I am back
I was astounded by the number of VWs in china
i would say it was every 2nd car i saw in the citys,,,, no aircooled not even in farmers back yards only watercooled Jetta, Santana, a few golfs n Polos and Passat millions of the buggars only saw 3 new Beetles n no Kombis of any shape
Got some pics will post later
VW + China = 2nd Wolfsburg.
In the late 1980's VW was the 2nd mass producing manufacturer to enter the Chinese market (1st being Jeep).
VW made 2 Joint Ventures with two Chinese Auto Companies, this friendship gave VW 50% of the whole Chinese Auto market until around 2003/04 when GM, Toyota & Hyundai entered the mix.
VW's market share is now around 20-30% if memory serves correct.
BTW there would be no Aircooled VW's seeing as though there was no Auto Industry pre 1980's.
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