an observation about european cars vs the rest of the

[Larry C Leung]

i.e. Bentley?

On Fri, 07 Sep 2001 00:47:54 -0400 Huw Powell <audi at mediaone.net> writes:
>
>> No argument there, however I wasn't saying that Honda, Nissan or 
>TOyota
>> are not real.  It is their "upscale brands" Acura, Infiniti and 
>Lexus
>> that I was referring to.  There is nothing genuine about those 
>names.
>> Their "brand" and "image" are all quite contrived, compared to their 
>European
>> competition.
>
>I see no difference between those examples (and some of the other 
>things
>people have sniped at) and VW/Audi.  Large corp. (VW) owns some old
>trademarks (Audi & the other 3 rings) and revives one name and the 
>logo
>to label a new line of cars.  Huge numbers of shared parts, 
>technology
>and platforms while marketed as distinct products.
>
>-- 
>Huw Powell
>
>http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
>
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