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kleinbl00  ·  3182 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: VW Toys With Giving Up the U.S. Mass Market, and Dealers Fume

They must be so fucked.

http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=EURUSD%3DX+Interactive#{"range":"5y","allowChartStacking":true}

Know what that graph says? It says that a German car you sold in 2011 for $28k you can now sell for $22k from exchange rate shenanigans alone. When Mitsubishi stopped selling the 3000GT in the US, its high end MSRP had gone from $34k to $68k, also just on exchange rates. They basically priced themselves out of the market. These things matter. And the fact that Volkswagen is suddenly saying "maybe we can't make any money with a 30% tailwind" is them basically saying "maybe we can't make any money."

Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya, assholes. I'd love to see sanctions against Germany for unpaid VW fines. I'd also love to see all the stupid yuppies stuck trading for parts like Saturn and Oldsmobile drivers.

Mutherfuckin' fahrvergnugenschadenfreude, bitchez.