

| Subject: | Re: Asking VW about plans for a new microbus |
| From: | Mark Brush |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:39:58 -0500 |
Here's the post FWIW. Short with the audio attached. I missed a follow-up... "What about the notion of 'if you build it, they will come?'" Couldn't they lead here? Build something people want to buy? http://michiganradio.org/post/why-vw-will-not-bring-back-van-us-least-right-now On Jan 9, 2015 11:34 AM, "Mark Brush" <mbrush@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all - > > My full-time job is crawling under my 1990 Westie trying to identify > leaks. My *other *job is reporting for a public radio station here in > Michigan. > > Every year I go to the Detroit Auto Show and try to come up with stories > to write/produce for the station. > > I'm considering asking VW about their plans for a microbus at this year's > show and writing a little post about it online. > > It seems like we've been hearing about a "new bus" every year for the last > 15 years (I even recall a little Hot Wheel microbus being made). > > Here's the last thing I read about their plans: > > > http://www.cartalk.com/blogs/jim-motavalli/five-reasons-vw-should-bring-back-bus > > Does anyone on this list have a burning question about VW's plans that I > should ask? Anyone have any insights into what VW is planning here? > > My guess is that a quality microbus would be expensive to build, and it > doesn't have the mass appeal they're looking for in the North American > market. > > Any questions you want answered or any thoughts you want to share would be > much appreciated! > > Best, > > Mark > > > > Mark Brush, Digital Editor > Michigan Radio <http://michiganradio.org/> > w (734) 647-3472 > > <mark@michiganradio.org> <https://twitter.com/markbrush> > <https://www.facebook.com/mark.brush.10> > <https://soundcloud.com/mark-brush> > <http://instagram.com/markthomasbrush> >
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