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Official: VW will not import the Amarok midsize truck to the us

 Jonathan Browning president and CEO of Volkswagen of Amercia said in a web cast to employees that the Amarok is not coming to the US. Current regulation known as the chicken tax  would force VW to price its midsize truck at full size truck prices. One doesn't need to be a financial expert to realize that that's a recipe for sales disaster. 

Another powerful reason, is automakers like Ford who now sells a F150 with downsized powertrains priced very closed to mid size trucks such as the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier.

In my opinion VW has other product oportunities to worry about other than the mid size truck segment. We desperatly need a mid size SUV with a third row seat and perhaps a car cheaper than the Jetta and Golf to battle the likes of the new Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent. So long Amarok we hardly knew you. 

2012 Jetta GLI inventory is on the rise

VW has increased GLI output and more dealers have them in inventory now. In the past week my GLI inventory went from none to 6 with more on the way.

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Jetta hybrid preview brochure arrives

2012 Passat gets some screen time on ABC's The middle

I have never seem the show but a reader emailed me to let me know about it. In the show a Opera Red 2012  Passat SE gets plenty of screen time as the main focus of the car. To watch the full epsiode head over to ABC.com or follow the link below:

ABC's The Middle: Hecking it up

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2012 VW Golf R now officially on sale in the US

After a long 12 month wait the 2012 VW Golf R is officially on sale in the US. While not all dealers have one in stock (I am still waiting on ours) many owners have already taken delivery. Are you one of the lucky ones?

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Introducing the Golf R ipad app

Golf R Drivers Forever iPad app now available on the app store

VW just released the "Drivers Forever" iPad app. The app features amazing videos by AWOL, interviews with the people that made the Golf R possible and much more. Go get it now!

Question of the week: What is the Volkswagen I.S. order bank?

The Volkswagen I.S. Order bank is the first step in the ordering process. When a dealership  inputs an order into the system it first goes to their "wish list". Then every month VW issues an allocation report letting dealers know what models they can order and how many. At this point VW looks at your dealer's I.S. Order banks and determines if any of the cars in the order bank matches their assigned allocation. Those orders that match up get sent to the factory order bank and placed in queue to be built. When the IS order bank contains a SOLD order the dealer is alerted that those orders can be sent to the factory and will receive priority over non sold orders.

So in a nuttshell the I.S. order bank is simply a wish list of cars the dealer would like to have. Cars can be added to the list at any time but will only move to the factory if your dealer has allocation for that model.

VW resumes Tiguan 4motion production, Kills LE model.

Today Volkswagen has informed dealers that it will resume accepting orders for Tiguans equipped with 4motion all wheel drive. The system went into a 3 month hiatus due to a supplier issue. At the same time VW is pulling the plug on the Tiguan LE model meant to fill the gap in the line up while 4motion models where not available. 

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