VW to build U.S. factory?

Continuing with the Volkswagen theme, it appears as though the
German automaker is seriously considering the construction of an assembly plant in the United States. The depreciation
of the U.S. dollar, which has largely been to blame for VW’s $1.34 billion losses in 2004, has led to the talk and
apparent interest of Volkswagen to build a plant that could assemble both Audi and VW’s, with a decision likely to be
reached in the first half of 2005. VW expects that if the plant goes forward, the Audi Q7 SUV would be the logical
candidate to build in the U.S., along with a Volkswagen SUV on the same platform (read Touareg). Of course, this would
not be VW’s first foray into the U.S., as the Rabbit and ill-fated mini-pickup was manufactured at a plant in
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania from the mid-70’s to the mid-80’s.

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