Re: Audi news

[John Greenstreet <jgreenst@motown.ge.com>]

> From quattro-owner@swiss.ans.net Thu Oct  6 08:50:57 1994
> From: adams@churchill.columbiasc.ncr.com
> Subject: Audi news
> To: quattro@swiss.ans.net
> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 94 8:18:39 EDT
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> I read in my local paper, The State (Columbia,SC), that Audi was going
> to drop their prices 7% for the coming year.  They also stated that 
> sales for the 94 model year was only 10,000 units.  That is good news 
> for new Audi buyers!  I was suprised to see the ~10% increase in pricing
> for the 94 models over the 93, at least for Audi 90s.  
> 
> Also, I quote them "...Audi, Volkswagens luxury line...".  Hmm, comments?


Better than that... From today's USA Today:

"Audi, the luxury division of Volkswagen, says it is cutting prices as 
much as 25% in the3 USA because of poor sales. It also is cutting the
number of models it sells in the USA to six from 11 to lower costs.
Audi hopes to sell 20,000 cars in the USA next year--well below a peak
of 60,000 before erroneous reports that its cars accelerated without 
warning.  Several investigations exonerated Audi and blamed drivers who
stepped on the gas instead of the brakes."

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John Greenstreet, Senior Engineer           (jgreenst@motown.ge.com)
Martin Marietta Government Electronic Systems    Moorestown NJ 08057
WPI Class of '75, Temple Class of '94

My new car history:
  1975    1978    1982       1986        1989      1992      1995
   VW ->  Audi -> Audi  -> Mercedes -> Mercedes -> Audi -> Mercedes
Scirocco Fox GTI  4000S    190E 2.3    190E 2.6    100CS     S320

POSSLQ's* new car history:
         1978       1981       1985      1988        1990     1993
       Triumph ->  Toyota ->  Toyota  ->  VW    ->   Audi  -> Audi
       Spitfire    Tercel     Corolla   Jetta GL      80      90S

*POSSLQ = Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
Note: All Audis and Mercedes above were sold to friends or family.
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