The Mark 6 Volkswagen Golf due to be unveiled by the end of this year will be immediately profitable for Volkswagen, unlike the current Mark 5 which only started being profitable 2 years after it was introduced in 2003. Volkswagen will make an operating profit of 5% on each Mark 6 Golf, which is apparently much more than what it makes on the current Mark 5 Golf (shown above).
Volkswagen says this is thanks to savings in production costs of roughly Euro 1,165 per car, which is attributed to the abolition of a four day week, better materials purchasing, and higher planned production volumes. I sure hope “better materials purchasing” does not mean using materials of a lower quality though!
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Oh sweet… wonder how it looks like… the current one’s a gem, but regarding the 2-year-to-profit scenario *swt* Looking forward to Mark VI
Maybe they will still take some stuff from Mk5 put on MK 6? No one will notice the bolts or whatever is out of eye’s view.
exterior modification only..aka huge facelift. so they can save more on engine.
Looks big to me. Is this car coming here to M’sia Paul?
Whats the price?
well hopefully can effort
better materials purchasing –> maybe what they mean is that they’ve found new supplier that offer equivalent materials with cheaper price… i hope so…i think they’ll probably inform earlier if using less quality materials…
Perodua and Proton should instead hire the people who make the purchasing for VW.
Yeah, purchase it from their many vendors in China. They do have global sourcing which are not fully utilised due to some national(istic) concerns. I can’t understand Azrai’s proposition though. I’m a bit dizzy after reading that one.
Redesigned front grill and LED lamps. Redesigned rear hatch. Smaller engine maybe around 75hp with low boost turbo. A smaller Prince? A Princess? Or er effeminate Prince? See it at Paris Motor Show in September?
Oooh, I could imagine those fellas getting test drive on the new Golf Mk6 and knocking on the dashboards and door panels then shouting “PLASTIC!”, already.