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Volkswagen has been hit hard in Australia as a result of media coverage which suggests mechanical issues with a Golf caused loss of acceleration, which in turn caused 32-year-old Melissa Ryan's death in 2011.
As a result of media coverage more than a month ago, other owners have spoken out about similar problems, but VW Australia's response wasn't prompt enough.
Some people expect the company's image to be tarnished and its sales in the country will be diminished. An online bookmaking company called Sportsbet is for the first time offering odds on VW Australia's sales dropping this year compared to 2012.
We're not going to bother with the odds themselves, since we think there's a more important fact to be noted here. VW's problems have clearly become known in the mainstream, and the company seriously risks missing its ambitions 2012 target without a fix for this DSG problem that is both definitive and satisfactory from a marketing point of view.
Via caradvice.com.au
As a result of media coverage more than a month ago, other owners have spoken out about similar problems, but VW Australia's response wasn't prompt enough.
Some people expect the company's image to be tarnished and its sales in the country will be diminished. An online bookmaking company called Sportsbet is for the first time offering odds on VW Australia's sales dropping this year compared to 2012.
We're not going to bother with the odds themselves, since we think there's a more important fact to be noted here. VW's problems have clearly become known in the mainstream, and the company seriously risks missing its ambitions 2012 target without a fix for this DSG problem that is both definitive and satisfactory from a marketing point of view.
Via caradvice.com.au
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