Communist Audis!

[Jim Jordan]

Hi,

My experience with dies, machinery, etc. is limited;  however, I think that
stamping dies "wear out" and have to be replaced often to keep the form,
fit, and funtion acceptable.  That applies in spades to the body components.
I suspect that the Chinese "went to school" on this technology transfer and
the result is in the cars that they're marketing outside of China.

Cheers!

Jim Jordan 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: cobram at juno.com [mailto:cobram at juno.com] 
>Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:59 AM
>To: j8k3sp00n at gmail.com
>Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Communist Audis!
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>"Jim Jordan" <j8k3sp00n at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> HST, I wonder how the "Chinese Copy" of the Audis came out?  
>
>As someone else mentioned, these were NOT copies, but cars 
>made from the original stampings etc. supplied in a 
>partnership with Audi/VW.  Not a bad deal for Audi/VW, instead 
>of scrapping the tired dies, machinery etc.
>lease/sell it to the Chinese.  Most manufacturers do this, not 
>just auto makers either.  
> 
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