VW’s plans to build its first manufacturing plant in the U.S. are proceeding, and the latest reports have Europe’s biggest automaker no longer considering Michigan as one of the possible locations. VW also said it would name the location for the new plant on July 8, but the decision seems to have been postponed until July 15th.
Michigan fell by the wayside due to its economic difficulties as well as the dominance of the big three North American automakers, says a Detroit News report. This leaves the other nominees, Tennessee and Alabama, to fight it out for the plant.
Previously, VW said one of Michigan’s strongest selling points was the readily available skilled workforce, and the official word is that all three states are still under consideration.
A U.S.-based plant would help VW’s profits as the current Euro-to-dollar conversion is unfavorable for importing vehicles built in Germany. At the same time, it would help meet its goal of tripling annual sales volume in the U.S. to 1 million units by 2018.
07/02, 12:02 PM
posted by:
xyunya
What a complicated decision process. They still gonna f*ck it up.
07/02, 12:29 PM
posted by:
HemiRoadRunner
How the hell is this news? They said Michigan was out weeks ago and mentioned it 2 days ago. Is LLN a bunch of dumbasses or what?
07/02, 12:51 PM
posted by:
howsmydriving
Even VW isn’t stupid enough to build in Michigan.
07/02, 2:06 PM
posted by:
moto-racer13
Michigan is a failing state. Everything about Michigan is becoming bleak. Detroit is such a **** hole, run by some corrupt mayor who is facing criminal charges. Yeah, Michigan is the state of the future! But Michigan is a glimpse into the future, because in about 15 years, all of the US will look like Michigan.
07/02, 4:07 PM
posted by:
carcomment
This would not be their first US plant — they had one in Pennsylvania in the 1970s.
07/02, 5:34 PM
posted by:
shitalker
funny how you don’t get those typical douche bags commenting on this one.. you know, them ones that looooove the good ole 3 ****ty companies. hey! where are you all when it comes to how ****ty michigan is huh??
07/02, 5:40 PM
posted by:
shitalker
at the end of the day, it’s not that i hate american car companies. come on! i think as americans we should all stick together and make something good. but it’s the mind sets of these douche bags that are pulling us down. i mean just look what they have done to their own state. no one wants to go there and no one lives there wants to admit it. well you just keep doing what you do and watch your good ole 3 coming down one at a time. my take is that chrysler is not gonna last much longer.. then the race is between ford and gm to see who falls on their face first. investors are going to clean energy and green tech. let’s just watch how low gm and ford stock could fall.. unless all of the sudden those douche bags pull their heads out of their asses.. SOON!!
07/02, 6:59 PM
posted by:
S1L1SC
You would have to be stupid to build any car plants in the Northern US with the way the Unions screw things up.
Also, look at how much GM and Ford execs make compared to their European counterparts (VW, BMW, M-B, etc.). Makes me want to be sick. No wonder GM can’t turn a profit.
07/02, 10:48 PM
posted by:
murderedout
Moto-racer is a faggot who has never been to Michigan. If Michigan is a failing state then the rest of the states are failing worse, because when Michigans economy goes bad the rest of the states goes bad just like its happening now, It;s called the DOMINO EFFECT. I think you, are forgetting Michigan had the #1 economy in the 90s for years. Michigan always comes through when times are tough, the Great Depression, 1979 gas crisis, and now. Michigan will be like the hill valley in Back to the future 2, the first to pave the way for everything technology wise. Us Michiganders could give a **** if a foreign company don’t want to bulid here. We already have something bigger, GM, FORD, CHRYSLER, which all there headquarters and plants are located here. Moto-racer, be a sport and tell us what your state your from, if not you’re a ****in coward!
07/02, 10:51 PM
posted by:
murderedout
**** talker, you’re just well another **** talker like moto fag racer, tell us what state your from thats so great you coward!
07/03, 12:13 AM
posted by:
murderedout
howmydriving is a faggot!!! VW suck Michigan people don;t want that foreign **** here anyway!
07/03, 12:14 AM
posted by:
murderedout
VW is like what the # 10 auto company, what a joke, GM IS #1 and it’s where? YES MICHIGAN!
07/03, 12:35 AM
posted by:
deutschetouring1337
Alabama
07/03, 1:50 AM
posted by:
shitalker
hmm… ok, gm stock is right below 10 bucks (the worst since the mid 1950’s), and ford stock is just right above 4 bucks. does it really matter what state i live in? i’m a proud american and i speak out on the obvious. and you dumb ass backward douche bag people will just slowly and surely destroy your self.. there will not be a big domino effect on the rest of us. trust me buddy, michigan isn’t the center of the world, not anymore and hasn’t been for a very long time. that’s step #1 to get your head out of your asshole. #2, admit that you’re a ****ing douche bag. #3 start eating healthy #4 get an education (please, more than just g.e.d.) #5 realize that there are places out side of michigan #6 look how other states operate #7 shut down all your union organizations #8 retrain all your managers #9 clean up your streets so you could attract investors from other states to give you money #10 oh, how can i forget it takes for ****ing ever for you douche bags to just fix ****ing potholes.. so speed the **** up!!
07/03, 1:55 AM
posted by:
shitalker
oh how can i forget the michigan u turn.. that’s the most gay ass ****ing backward stupid dumb **** **** that i’ve even seen.. omg, please kill your self murderedout. ya, MURDER your self OUT and get out of the gene pool..
07/03, 1:57 AM
posted by:
shitalker
btw, which shut down suv plan do you work at? have you stole enough parts by now that you could put together your own truck? hahahahaha… low life!
07/03, 2:00 AM
posted by:
murderedout
You think you got it good in Hollywood
I got acres of land laid back in the woods
Holdin’ shares, cool like Fonzy
Rollin’ Lake St. Clair in my 40 ft. donzy
You got a Bently? Wow!
I got jets with web bars and trucks with gold plows!
07/03, 2:01 AM
posted by:
murderedout
****talker is a COWARD!
07/03, 2:02 AM
posted by:
murderedout
I bet he lives in the state run by the gropernator! ****ing faggot!
07/03, 5:40 PM
posted by:
shitalker
i wonder what color red turns into when it gets redder..? hey murderyourselfout. can you show us a pic of the back of your neck when you read my comments? you might redefine the color wheel
07/03, 5:45 PM
posted by:
shitalker
you are too easy douchebagout. hahahahaha… remember how we got into it last time? i got you so worked up and you pretty much slipped out about the tranny porn site you go on to at 3am.. hahahahaha.. you the fag!! looks like michigan is a horrible state cuz of gay ass douche bags like you!!! )*(
07/04, 2:07 AM
posted by:
shitalker
pussy, happy 4th!!