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Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Kiev ()
Date: September 06, 2007 10:37AM

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, will move its U.S. headquarters to Virginia from Michigan and eliminate 400 jobs after four consecutive years of losses in the country.

The company plans to cut 400 positions, move 400 people to a new headquarters outside Washington in Herndon, Virginia, and keep 600 people in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Andreas Meurer, a Volkswagen spokesman, said in a telephone interview today. The carmaker will invest $100 million in the Virginia office.

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: bdimag ()
Date: September 06, 2007 11:44AM

four years of failure, so they spend $100 million to make things better?

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Cary ()
Date: September 06, 2007 12:37PM

The work force is a lot more educated here.

They are moving to the business park off Sunrise Valley Drive near the new Harris Teeter: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Woodland+Pointe+Ave,+Herndon,+VA+20171,+USA&ie=UTF8&ll=38.950302,-77.394229&spn=0.011314,0.020084&t=h&z=16&om=1

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: § ()
Date: September 06, 2007 02:22PM

A lot more educated and a lot more expensive. They'd really increase their operating costs in salaries compared to the MI market - - probably close to off-setting the operating costs of those laid off.

Fahrvergnügen HQ + senior level management jobs + relocating executives to rescue some higher priced local home sales = ok by me. -§

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Fairfax MF---er ()
Date: September 06, 2007 02:37PM

Great. More foreigners!












Incidentally, it's a joke.

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Bob James ()
Date: September 06, 2007 02:58PM

As stated in the press release, they are moving because of highly educated workforce in Herdon or will their address be Oak Hill?

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Beetle ()
Date: September 06, 2007 03:03PM

I've owned several Volkswagens. I hope that this move of corporate headquarters will improve the ethics of the Springfield dealer. I don't have much hope for VWs assembled in Mexico. I've had a number of problems with my New Beetle and every repair was a challenge, often having to contact, I guess, the volks in Detroit. Also, the service manager said I needed a new AC unit a couple of years ago--the AC works fine--there was nothing wrong with it. When the Germans made the VW, it was a quality car.

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: § ()
Date: September 06, 2007 03:14PM

I hope you had the dealer remove that rediculous looking daisy on the dashboard. I mean WTF were they thinking? -§

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Beetle ()
Date: September 06, 2007 03:22PM

Our Deutsch cousins love the outdoors and flowers--that item is a small refinement. However, it neatly holds an American flag. True patriots will have an American flag in the holder.

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Lurker. ()
Date: September 06, 2007 04:08PM

A girl who lived with me for a while owned a new VW Bug. The VW kept falling apart. She had the passenger window motor fixed so many times we finally locked it in the up position.

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: ferfux ()
Date: September 06, 2007 05:03PM

not me. My Bright Yellow V-dub has a Roof rack, monsson sound system, and is totally unpimped. Oh yeah no problems at all. Also has some real brady bunch pastel flower power decals all over it. Damn im going to submit my resume to go work for VW HQ



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2007 05:03PM by ferfux.

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: m4ilm4n ()
Date: September 06, 2007 05:50PM

Maybe I'm lucky - my Passat's been rock-solid for four years and 120,000+ miles. I've found that VW dealer service is expensive, but haven't had any issues with any of those I've been to. The coolest new Beetle I've seen is the yellow one in the Sterling/Herndon area with the Autobot decals.....

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Anti Social ()
Date: September 06, 2007 06:33PM

Terrific. That's all we need around here more people and traffic!

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: ffxn8v ()
Date: September 06, 2007 07:15PM

Awesome news for our area. Anytime we can attract large corporations, we are winners. Don't let Connelly or Kaine take credit though, it was Dulles airport and our established infrastructure that did it ;-)

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: KeepOnTruckin ()
Date: September 07, 2007 10:33PM

Volkswagen is german for "peoples car"

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Dr Z ()
Date: September 08, 2007 01:49AM

Jerry Connelly gave them a nice six million dollar tax incentive, something the homeowners will never hope to see but are picking up the tab for lost revenue.

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Rowsdower ()
Date: September 08, 2007 08:57AM

Krauts pulled this in '44. Told the frenchies they wanted to move their braunschweiger factories into eastern France. Next thing you know, Battle of the Bulge.

Don't trust them.

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: WashingToneLocian ()
Date: September 08, 2007 10:34AM

Volkswagen is moving here because most of its customers are on the East Coast (translation - gay businessmen).

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: Japanese Autos Best ()
Date: September 08, 2007 12:37PM

Once a premier car of exquisite German quality

http://www.volkswagenlemonlaw.com/links.htm

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: bdimag ()
Date: September 10, 2007 03:57PM

WashingToneLocian Wrote:
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> Volkswagen is moving here because most of its
> customers are on the East Coast (translation - gay
> businessmen).

lol


gay businessman Wrote:
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> I love getting a big cock in my Passat.


a literal example of how truth hurts

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Re: Volkswagen Will Move to Herndon
Posted by: duh ()
Date: September 10, 2007 07:34PM

I read today that Roger Staubach engineered this VW deal.

Man, those were the days.....Dallas vs. Redskins at RFK....I never missed one of those games. It's a wonder the upper deck didn't collapse!

This shit today don't even come close.

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