Comments by "Michael Nurse" (@michaelnurse9089) on "Will the government come to Volkswagen's rescue? | DW News" video.

  1. None of these. Problem is VW uses 2x labour to make a car compared to Toyota and 4x compared to Tesla.
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  2. Think of it as a tax on bad drivers.
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  3. There is a saying "Don't shoot the messenger". Well, in my experience, simple people always shoot the messenger.
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  4. Tesla automate everything. They also make cars people want.
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  5. Unions are not incentivised for long term survival. They just have a one year outlook - what raises and other concession can we get in the next 12 months. Tesla did well to keep them out.
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  6. "with the company assembling its vehicles in far-flung areas across the globe. My golf was assembled in South Africa. " Nope. Research shows car quality has everything to do with the design of the manufacturing process and nothing to do with where it is assembled. Blame zee Germans.
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  7. Toyota will be like VW in 5 years time. They have no EVs and no plans to make them. Already they are losing market to BYD in Asia.
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  8. millions?
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  9. VW employees make more than anyone. They also vote.
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  10. To follow your advice would mean outsourcing production to China.
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  11. China is running their manufacturers at a big loss paid for by the government - who wholly or partially owns all the manufacturers. Nobody is managing to compete with them other than Tesla - and even for them it is tough.
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  12. Can't 1. They will be voted out 2. EVs are taking over - in 5 years ICE will be nearly gone. Reason is EV prices keep dropping while ICE technology is already at a cost minumum.
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  13. Synthetic fuels by pathetic fools.
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  14. The World has moved on since 1938. Teslas cars are neither inexpensive nor simple - yet they sell, and sell at a profit.
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