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Stronger sales, weaker euro good news for VW

AFP -- by Etienne Balmer and Francois Becker

FRANKFURT (AFP) – Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, benefited from strong sales and favourable exchange rates as it posted Thursday a second quarter profit more than four times the previous year's figure.

VW's net profit of 1.25 billion euros (1.6 billion dollars) towered over the 283 million euros earned in the second quarter of 2009 and easily beat


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Submitted Jul 29, 2010 By: coupster
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runout9
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Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 3:58:37 AM

A very diversified company on a growth mission.
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fuelconscious
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Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:59:41 AM

Yes the VW Golf/Jetta/Beetle is an American car assembled with at least 85% north american content in mexico. After all Mexico is part of North America.
However I still don't understand why VW prices these cars at a premium price compare with Toyota and Hyundai.
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Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:18:33 AM

They build good diesel cars, one of the best in the industry.
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Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 7:15:09 PM

volks wagons are made in Mexico; that is part of America last time I looked.
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Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 3:30:53 PM

So be it for VW. We need to buy american.
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