Comments on: VW leads Europe in first half of ‘07 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:37:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gogogodzilla http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317712 Gogogodzilla Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:15:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317712 Czechoslovakia no longer exists. It's now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. (Though, I really think the Czech Republic needs to go back to the original name - Bohemia.) Poland has some great places to visit besides Krakow. Malbork on the Nogat is a fantastic castle to visit. Not to mention Wroclaw, Gdansk, and Lublin. Too bad the Soviets took Lwow, though. Czechoslovakia no longer exists. It’s now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

(Though, I really think the Czech Republic needs to go back to the original name – Bohemia.)

Poland has some great places to visit besides Krakow. Malbork on the Nogat is a fantastic castle to visit. Not to mention Wroclaw, Gdansk, and Lublin.

Too bad the Soviets took Lwow, though.

]]> By: spud http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317560 spud Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:59:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317560 Burmanesski what planet are you on? Eastern Europe has some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole of Eruope. Stunning beaches, amaizng scenery.. Your dumb comments shout of someone that has never been there. We're not talking of Chechnia here, you know! Amazing places to visit for any of you septics coming for a holiday to Europe - you would do well to consider Prague (Czechoslovakia), Kraków (Poland) and Budapest (Hungary). These are some of the most beautiful places on the planet - let alone Europe. Far from being AK47 toting commies that you no doubt believe, the people of E.Europe are fiercely proud of their own countries, and greatly disliked being under the control on the USSR for years. Aside from the parts that were flattened during WW2 and rebuilt under comunist rule such as Warsaw) architecture is stunning that is an eye-opener to most people in Europe let alone the US. Lovely friendly people, cheap prices (20c a beer anyone?) lovely scenery.. stunning. No bullet proof vests required, prick! Todays Geography lesson over. Any Questions? :) Burmanesski what planet are you on? Eastern Europe has some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole of Eruope. Stunning beaches, amaizng scenery.. Your dumb comments shout of someone that has never been there. We’re not talking of Chechnia here, you know!

Amazing places to visit for any of you septics coming for a holiday to Europe – you would do well to consider Prague (Czechoslovakia), Kraków (Poland) and Budapest (Hungary). These are some of the most beautiful places on the planet – let alone Europe. Far from being AK47 toting commies that you no doubt believe, the people of E.Europe are fiercely proud of their own countries, and greatly disliked being under the control on the USSR for years. Aside from the parts that were flattened during WW2 and rebuilt under comunist rule such as Warsaw) architecture is stunning that is an eye-opener to most people in Europe let alone the US.

Lovely friendly people, cheap prices (20c a beer anyone?) lovely scenery.. stunning. No bullet proof vests required, prick!

Todays Geography lesson over. Any Questions? :)

]]> By: rognbrow http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317558 rognbrow Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:56:07 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317558 The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.09 million vehicles to customers throughout the world in the first six months of 2007, an all-time sales record for the company. Group deliveries from January through June 2007 in Europe rose by 3.7 percent to 1.86 million vehicles, 1.62 million of which went to Western Europe (1.3 percent increase) The Volkswagen Group delivered 3.09 million vehicles to customers throughout the world in the first six months of 2007, an all-time sales record for the company. Group deliveries from January through June 2007 in Europe rose by 3.7 percent to 1.86 million vehicles, 1.62 million of which went to Western Europe (1.3 percent increase)

]]> By: LP640 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317547 LP640 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:03:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317547 GO VW GO VW

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317501 jackjimturkey Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:58:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317501 VWs are for people with personality. i like their commercials and their cars -- to a certain extent VWs are for people with personality. i like their commercials and their cars — to a certain extent

]]> By: BLISS http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317466 BLISS Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:22:10 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317466 VW COULD BE VERY COMPETITIVE IN YEARS TO COME. VW COULD BE VERY COMPETITIVE IN YEARS TO COME.

]]> By: BLISS http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317465 BLISS Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:21:07 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317465 continue on that same track vw car group. continue on that same track vw car group.

]]> By: c4Menace http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317443 c4Menace Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:03:03 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317443 lmao a4, beautiful comment! im in the USA and im thinking of getting myself a gti mk 5. Ive been told that VW is crap when it comes to reliability, I think thats nolonger the case. VW must be doing something right to take EU. lmao a4, beautiful comment!

im in the USA and im thinking of getting myself a gti mk 5. Ive been told that VW is crap when it comes to reliability, I think thats nolonger the case. VW must be doing something right to take EU.

]]> By: 1c3d0g http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317432 1c3d0g Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:47:32 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317432 Hahaha...A4...love yer comment! :-P Hahaha…A4…love yer comment! :-P

]]> By: RicardoHead http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317414 RicardoHead Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:23:17 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317414 Sorry you europologists who long to sit in a bus full of a bunch of unbathed europeans picking their noses, but the european car market (including eastern states) is about the size (unit-wise) as the USA. They may buy fewer cars per capita because there are more europeans, but they buy about 16 million cars, and not 3 million as is implied above (155k divided by 10.1% = 1.5M times 2 = 3M). VW probably sold 155,595 cars in June only ... not in the first half of the year as the LLN writer claims. Below is a link to units sold in europe by country. It shows about 1.5M units in June and a bit over 8M year to date. The link is from the European Auto Mfg's Association. LLN - do your homework, and europologists - eat crow. http://www.acea.be/files/479.xls Sorry you europologists who long to sit in a bus full of a bunch of unbathed europeans picking their noses, but the european car market (including eastern states) is about the size (unit-wise) as the USA. They may buy fewer cars per capita because there are more europeans, but they buy about 16 million cars, and not 3 million as is implied above (155k divided by 10.1% = 1.5M times 2 = 3M).

VW probably sold 155,595 cars in June only … not in the first half of the year as the LLN writer claims. Below is a link to units sold in europe by country. It shows about 1.5M units in June and a bit over 8M year to date. The link is from the European Auto Mfg’s Association. LLN – do your homework, and europologists – eat crow.
http://www.acea.be/files/479.xls

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317395 jackjimturkey Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:39:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317395 pauly: Europeans have mass transit that takes people where they want to go. They're smart about that sort of thing I like the late-'90s passat and the beetle. I would need a v6 pauly:

Europeans have mass transit that takes people where they want to go. They’re smart about that sort of thing

I like the late-’90s passat and the beetle. I would need a v6

]]> By: Pauly http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317385 Pauly Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:26:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317385 Europeans buy far fewer cars than Americans. There's much less of a need for them over there. Europeans buy far fewer cars than Americans. There’s much less of a need for them over there.

]]> By: RicardoHead http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317379 RicardoHead Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:00:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317379 155,595 units???? In all of Europe? Is there a digit missing from that number? Toyota sold more Camry's than that in the first half of the year in teh USA alone. 155,595 units???? In all of Europe? Is there a digit missing from that number? Toyota sold more Camry’s than that in the first half of the year in teh USA alone.

]]> By: Htay5500 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317355 Htay5500 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:55:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317355 yea, their navs are slow, and too complex, which does sum up unlike Hondas. yea, their navs are slow, and too complex, which does sum up unlike Hondas.

]]> By: Madcapp http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html/comment-page-1#comment-317337 Madcapp Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-leads-europe-in-first-half-of-07.html#comment-317337 VW needs to put that new Siemens VDO RNS510 navigation unit in all their cars pronto. VW needs to put that new Siemens VDO RNS510 navigation unit in all their cars pronto.

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