Volkswagen to buy 20\% of Suzuki

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Dec 2009, 10:46 am

#752518

Volkswagen will buy 20% of Suzuki for $US2.5 billion.

VW wants Suzuki's production facilities in India, and increased access to the Asian/Japanese market, as well as Suzuki's small car platforms. Suzuki would benefit from VW's diesel, electric and hybrid technology.

This would give the VW Group 11 brands - VW Passenger Cars, VW Commercial Vehicles, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Bentley, Porsche, Scania and Suzuki, with combined sales larger than Toyota.

http://news.globaltv.com/world/Volkswagen+buying+stake+Suzuki/2319891/story.html

Laverda Bomber Casual Dubber

43 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 15 Dec 2009, 11:10 am

#752521

Good stuff,
better than the other way around.
Bomber

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 15 Dec 2009, 1:10 pm

#752539

Sweet, VW puddle jumpers coming soon?

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Dec 2009, 2:17 pm

#752548

Not sure about that, we don't get many Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Lamborghini etc owners posting here. I would think that Suzuki fans would have their own clubs and chat groups and I find it hard to imagine them having any interest in air-cooled VWs. Maybe they might upgrade to Golf GTIs - who knows.

Club Veedub used to have a few Audi drivers and enthusiasts in the old days but they have their own club now - http://www.clubaudinsw.org/ and I haven't put any Audi stuff in the club magazine for ages. I think you have to draw the line somewhere and for the Club Veedub magazine I'm going to stick with Volkswagens and forget the rest.

I don't think the '55-'57 Chevy club, for example, worry about Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, Saturns or Pontiacs, let alone Opels or Holdens or Vauxhauls, even though they are all GM. I don't think we need to worry about the 'non VW' Volkswagen Group marques - it's hard enough to get Aussieveedubbers to like VW Golfs, Polos and Passats etc let alone the other Group models. Does anyone here care about what is happening in the SEAT or Skoda world?

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 15 Dec 2009, 3:24 pm

#752558

If they start pumping out genuine quality spares for '56 VW's I'll give them a call.

ibmoknegawsklov Seriously Crusin Dubber

164 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 16 Dec 2009, 7:36 pm

#752738

👍 sweeeet, I work at a 1/5 Volkswagen dealership !!!!!!!!! yeah
😵‍💫

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Dec 2009, 9:19 pm

#752768

I'm looking at buying a Suzuki Swift...

Can I put a VW badge on it????

:LEE

PS: I know its all Suzuki ... lol

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 16 Dec 2009, 9:29 pm

#752770

Should have bought into Subaru...

Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.au

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Dec 2009, 10:12 am

#752959

Nah. Subaru is owned by Fuji Heavy Industries, which is 16.5% owned by Toyota. Previously it was GM who owned the shares, but Toyota bought into Subaru so they could use Subaru's US plant to make Camrys. Toyota wouldn't sell to VW. I don't think Subaru would have any infrastructure, that VW would want anyway - VW is building their own brand-new factory in the US.

No Lee a Suzuki Swift is NOT a VW. At this stage VW is only buying 20% of Suzuki in order to secure production and distribution facilities; there won't be any change to the way Suzuki is run. It will stay a separate, independently-run company. Other group brands - Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bentley and Bugatti - are 100% Volkswagen owned so VW controls what they do. VW only owns 70% of Scania trucks, 49% of Porsche and 30% of MAN trucks, so they stay independent as well. Although last I heard VW was considering merging Scania with their Brazilian VW Truck division.

Suzuki Swift?? You're better off buying a VW Polo instead (winner of NRMA Best Cars award, 2006 & 2007)

ryana89 Officially Full-On Dubber

315 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 18 Dec 2009, 5:18 pm

#752994

Phil74Camper wrote:This would give the VW Group 11 brands - VW Passenger Cars, VW Commercial Vehicles, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Bentley, Porsche, Scania and Suzuki, with combined sales larger than Toyota.

http://news.globaltv.com/world/Volkswagen+buying+stake+Suzuki/2319891/story.html

Volkswagen is taking over the world!!!!!..... one company at a time😂

2.0slow 92 MK2

Made in Germany, Assembled in Africa, 'Migrated' to Australia

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Dec 2009, 6:31 pm

#752999

Phil74Camper wrote:Suzuki Swift??
You're better off buying a VW Polo instead (winner of NRMA Best Cars award, 2006 & 2007)

Yes,
I thought of a POLO and was going to have a test drive
[not locally] but never did...

on the NGE forum.. NOT GOOD ENOUGH..

word is to stay away from VW.. etc.. and Mercedes and BMW ??
warranty issues....

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,609 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 18 Dec 2009, 7:53 pm

#753011

I have found their warranties to be excellent and our new beetle cabrio now has nearly 180k on it.

Yogie

boristherat Wolfsburg Wizard

563 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 19 Dec 2009, 2:23 pm

#753103

Aaaah, so there will be a VW connection to my wife's Astro Swift then....albeit very distant.😂

1959 Mercedes Benz 190
1963 Chevrolet Corvair
1969 BMW 2002 Auto
1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Dec 2009, 9:18 am

#753229

I own 2 Volkswagen cars and 2 Suzuki motorcycles. Would be strange for them to end up the same company 🙂

Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Dec 2009, 9:23 am

#753530

Lee, you should take a Polo for a test drive and make up your own mind. Don't worry about what you read on other forums. VW will sell almost 30,000 new cars in Australia this year - for good reason.

There are plenty of classic air-cooled VW people here who also have modern VWs as their daily drivers - me included. It's the best of all possible worlds.

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Dec 2009, 9:47 am

#753533

I've got a `99 Passat and it's had less problems than any of my dad's Ford Falcons (leaseplan new vehicles) or mums new model Holden Barina or Ford Focus.

Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.