the reason is simple... money, money money... to the best of my knowledge,
all  parts for tdis are made in germany and only the jetta tdi and gas are
assemble in mexico, golf and passat in germany. Vw of america is not selling
enough of these vehicules in the states, so they are quietly leaving the
market, while these cars  are in great demand in europe. and I have to say
that,  this is  also affecting the canadian market ... our fuels or gas are
around  2.50$cdn   for  the   equivalent of   a U.S. gallon,  so these cars
are really liked  in canada, and in  great demand also !   some dealers have
problems getting  the tdi.   BUT THAT'S LIFE.

pierre
lac beauport, pq
85 zephyr
00 beetle

----- Original Message -----
From: Southard Family <southard@GIS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: 26 octobre, 1999 21:48
Subject: Re: Diesels in California?!

> Per, the Golfs are made in Germany (at least my TDI was).
>
> Maynard
> '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
> '93 EV GL "Klinger"
> '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Per Lindgren [SMTP:lindgre@ONLINE.NO]
> Sent:   Tuesday, October 26, 1999 7:47 PM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Re: Diesels in California?!
>
> santos wrote:
>
> > Coddington wrote:
> > >
> > > I was told it has nothing to do with California. It's that VW is no
longer
> > > going to send them to the U.S. I'd really like to know the reason for
this!
> >
> > was told by a dealer there is too much of a demand for them in the
> > european market.
>
> Yes, there is a high demand of TDI cars here, but it doesn't matter for
the
> Golf/Jettas for the US market, as they are manufactured in Mexico. I don't
know
> if the engines are manufactured in Mexico or Germany, but I guess they
have
> enough capacity in Germany.
>
> PerL
> 87 Syncro 112i