Re: GLX sales in 1997

[Scottvw <vws@scottvw.com>]

Greetings

That happens (maybe) next year in order to alleviate Floor Plan (i.e.
Holdback) costs Dealers will stock a minimal number of cars and draw
from Port Stock ( Boston, Wilmington etc. )for sold units. I personally
am opposed to this plan as I like to have the selection on the ground,
customers I believe want to see the car they are buying and when you
consider that Volkswagen had nearly all Golf's and Jetta's frozen at the
port for most of last month I doubt their ability to guarantee a 3 day
delivery to the dealer who still needs a full day on the car in order to
deliver the car in proper condition. As a matter of interest would you
prefer to drive the car you are buying or wait 4 days for a car you
haven't seen???

> Hi,
>     I've been reading somewhere that a lot of car manufacturers
> are expermenting with having a few models at dealership and
> a ton (with various options) at local distribution points (was it
> ohio that was the center hub for vw?  sounds wierd but that
> is what I remember).  This may explain the lack of cars on the
> dealer lot.  Supposedly it was going to take place in the future
> (year, etc.) not now...
>
>     Any thoughts?
>
>     Cymen Vig
>     86 Jetta GLI
> p.s.
>     This has been an interesting list but I'm getting off it soon!
> Some description said it was for all Jetta's but so far it is new
> GLX's it seems like (no problem, just not interesting to me and
> my 86 GLI :->).  Good luck.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vojin Janjic <vjanjic@mail.state.tn.us>
> To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
> Date: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 10:04 AM
> Subject: GLX sales in 1997
>
> >Hi everyone
> >
> >Yesterday I stopped by the local VW dealership to take a look at the
> new
> >Passat.  They did not have any on the lot, and are only expecting two
> (2
> >?!?!?) in a near future.  How strange, considering all the marketing
> hype
> >lately.  This is not the first time that I have observed a VERY
> limited
> >availability of VW models on the lots.
> >
> >Anyway, that was not my point, just an observation.  I picked up new
> >brochures and a copy of "VW News", a publication for sales and
> >marketing personnel.  Among other statistics, it stated that the
> highest
> >increase in VW vehicle sales for 1997 year was for a Jetta GLX model.
>
> >
> >VW sold a total of 3,045 GLXs, which was a - are you ready? - a 77%
> >increase when compared to last year!!!
> >
> >Vojin
> >



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