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  • From: Corey Wilson <corey_wilson AT earthlink.net>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] OT for even this group: jetta vs. civic
  • Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:53:54 -0400


Right, but VW moved the final assembly of the Jettas destined for North America to the Mexican assembly plant around 1993.

"Volkswagen had moved production of the new Jetta to a new assembly plant in Mexico, to improve its price competitiveness on the North American market. However, the transition did not go as smoothly as originally expected and initial production quality problems slowed availability, following it's '93 launch." [http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/bm/94-98jetta.htm]

VW assembly is mostly automated, and the final assembly location has very little impact with regard to the quality of the automobile. The major factor is the assembly point of the components, and is therefore a reflection of the parts vendor.

According to the grapevine, there was a string of window motors and coil packs, i.e., the two most notorious problems in late-model Jettas, that were (and still are) less reliable when they were sourced by the assembly plants in Mexico. I did not mean to imply that the Mexican assembly plant was the downfall of the VW, but the move has impacted the quality of the Jetta in North America significantly in the last decade.

zman wrote:

Well since they started them in the early 80's in Brazil and just a few years later in Mexico I would have to disagree. There were an awful lot of them assembled in the US as well. and justthink the newest plant will be in Iran...





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