IMO the hot button from was the fact there was a recall on the DSG in other markets but not in Australia. Whatever your thoughts on VWs (and I do love driving my Golf) Volkswagen just cannot do PR well at all... The press latched onto this because it feeds the perception (or reality??) that Aussies are always dudded by the car industry in general. Every couple of weeks there is story about how we pay a lot more for cars and parts (more than taxes alone would suggest) or how cars made here are cheaper overseas (Commodore in the US for example) etc etc etc. Add to the mix the announced closure of Ford's Australian manufacturing operations (not related to VW at all but it does mean the focus of the pulic / media remains on the auto industry)...
My 2.2¢
- Anthony
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