VW comeback in the Philippines - maybe?

[niky]

I can already imagine one USP for Volkswagen: It should really get into the knack of selling and promoting its high-powered, boosted small engines.

170 HP from a stock, twin-charged 1.4L mill is no laughing matter. If it's good enough to go into a Mk6 Golf or Scirocco, imagine how much better it would be mated to the even smaller Polo.

It's one party trick Audi missed out on; instead the Ingolstadt marque decided to promote VAG diesels.

I've seen a A3 1.4T locally. But I don't know if it's a customer car, an evaluation unit, or a personal import.

For the local market, the torquey TDi makes sense. People here are used to the whole "diesel is more economical" meme (which is true specifically because our diesel is subsidized), and diesel gives you a better "halo" effect over the rest of the line-up.

Besides, direct-injection gassers also need high quality gasoline, and I don't know if local gasoline passes muster.

[zner2525]

sana nga VW yung nasa Taguig!! at sana reasonable ang price ng scirocco at golf at TDI's nila.. kung ganon.., GG na ang Honda at Toyota.. hehe.. joke lang..

[anonemus]

Sana gawing available itong VW Vento dito sa Pinas. Made for the India market, pangtapat sa Honda City dun.

http://www.volkswagen.co.in/in/en/products/Vento.html

[anonemus]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EUZbwE5b0s&feature=related"]YouTube - Volkswagen Vento 2010[/ame]

[Chuckomenda]

hello mga tsikoteers! new dito.
Any update? Hope tuloy itong comeback. Polo hatch would be nice.

[mikmik316]

Polo, Golf, Jetta, Beetle, Passat, Tiguan, Touareg - ganda ng lineup!

[myk384]

sana nga VW yung nasa Taguig!! at sana reasonable ang price ng scirocco at golf at TDI's nila.. kung ganon.., GG na ang Honda at Toyota.. hehe.. joke lang..

Ewan ko, ilang beses ako dumadaan dun pero walang VW

[agent_ysann]

It was said that the new Volkwagen Plant in China will be operational by 2013... if ever maging available sya dito sa atin (hopefully), I believe there is a chance to have low price tags given that the units to be supplied here are made/assembled in China...



I really love my Fortuner, pero kung man ma-introduce ang VW Amarok locally at the same price range with Hilux/Navara/Strada, I will trade it with no hesitations.... I definitely want (or should i say need) the Amarok... hehehe

[AG4]

Ewan ko, ilang beses ako dumadaan dun pero walang VW

No, looks like that won't be a VW showroom.

"PGA Cars couldn't commit to the sales volume being demanded by the Wolfsburg-based German carmaker."

[SIZE="4"]So, who's bringing in Volkswagen?[/SIZE]
By Vernon B. Sarne — 02 Dec 2010

You will recall that we reported here how PGA Cars might be the next local distributor to try its luck with the Volkswagen brand. PGA Cars, after all, appears to have the inside track when it comes to getting the exclusive distributorship rights to VW, thanks to its contract with Audi, which belongs to the Volkswagen Group.

But recently, the buzz is growing louder and louder that Volkswagen could return to the Philippine market via another distributor--in particular, the Ayala Group, which already has stakes in both Honda Cars Philippines and Isuzu Philippines Corporation. Apparently, PGA Cars couldn't commit to the sales volume being demanded by the Wolfsburg-based German carmaker. It is said that VW is insisting on sales numbers on a par with those of Japanese brands. To be specific, something like a minimum of 10,000 units a year.

Now, word has it that the Ayala Group is more than ready to accept the challenge. Part of the plan, according to the scuttlebutt, is a manufacturing facility to be put up within five years of Volkswagen's Philippine comeback.

Interesting times to be in the car business, if you ask us. And we, the car fans, can only benefit from this development. Stay glued to this site for more updates.

- http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/so-wh...-in-volkswagen

[anonemus]

Volkswagen and DRB-Hicom today signed an agreement for local vehicle assembly in Malaysia, paving the way for VW to gradually expand its activities in Southeast Asia as part of its Strategy 2018 growth program.

http://paultan.org/2010/12/21/volksw...t-in-end-2011/

I still hope they bring in the Vento Diesel to compete in the B-segment

[tidus1203]

I want the Golf and the Lupo diesels, pero asa sila sa 10,000 units in a year...

[foifoi05]

No, looks like that won't be a VW showroom.

"PGA Cars couldn't commit to the sales volume being demanded by the Wolfsburg-based German carmaker."



- http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/so-wh...-in-volkswagen

good news indeed


btw, how much ba yung discontinued mexican reissued old beetle?

[ryan]

I kind of heard that the Ayala group will be bringing in VW here. Not sure how soon though.

[AG4]

good news indeed


btw, how much ba yung discontinued mexican reissued old beetle?

Do you mean the classic air-cooled Beetle?

That wasn't a reissue, in Mexico it stayed in production until 2003.
During that time, it was sold here (gray market) for something like P700K.

[Chuckomenda]

Sana matuloy na. Apart from the new Polo hatch, the VW Amarok TDI will make me a very happy man!

[n773ph]

I know this old news but just wanted to quote straight from the horse's mouth. https://www.volkswagen-media-service...tlichkeit.html

It's part of their worldwide "Strategy 2018" which aims to surpass Toyota as the #1 car maker worldwide. I think its good for VW AG to acknowledge the ASEAN region's emerging importance in the world market. In fact, accdg to reports from justauto.com; (http://www.just-auto.com/news/asean-sales-up-36-in-january-september_id106655.aspx) the region's combined car sales rose to 36% in Jan-Sept 2010. Thailand topped the list, while the Philippines ranked #4. Even though MAS and THA will be center of activity initially, an established presence in both countries allows them to take advantage of the zero &/ lower tariffs when importing to ASEAN countries which means expect more competitive prices vs Japanese, American and other European mainstream brands.

[anonemus]

Malaysian-made Passat by November 2011...and then export to Pinas after?

The Volkswagen and DRB-Hicom joint venture, estimated to be worth RM 1 billion, will begin the local assembly of the Passat sedan 1.8-litre variant at DRB-Hicom’s Pekan plant in November 2011, according to Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, the International Trade and Industry Minister, who spoke to the press at the DRB-Hicom Automotive Complex in Pekan, Pahang, on wednesday.
“This is the result of a collaboration between DRB-Hicom and Volkswagen sealed in December last year”, Mustapa said. “There are now 20 personnel from Volkswagen’s headquarters here to discuss and finalise the production operations expected to take place this November”.
The confirmation of the date and sedan variant follows the collaboration and license agreement signed by the two parties in December 2010 and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in August before that. The engine in question should be the 160-hp 1.8-litre TSI engine, one of ten engines that the all-new Passat will be using worldwide.



http://news.motorstop.asia/malaysia/...november-2011/

[dcph172]

the passat, in pictures, may look to be on the dull side. but in person, it has this appeal na mapapasecond look ka. quite stately and elegant.

[Chuckomenda]

quite stately and elegant.

X2

In the US it starts at $20,000.oo ...not bad a pricing, it being in the Camry category. I noticed the plate says Blue Motion, clean diesel yan na TDI, that one will sell dito I guess.

[vinj]

From what i heard, one thing keeping it from our shores is VW wants volume-based sales while the prospective distributors want to market it as a premium line; meaning lower sales volumes and good margins.