EvanR wrote:alfadriver wrote: In reply to HappyAndy: He did, but I guess I don't understand why anyone would expect the gas engine cars to take a dump. So I thought he meant diesel.I would expect new gasoline VWs to take a dump because VW, and more importantly, their dealers, are hurting for revenue. They've essentially lost 20% of their total sales volume. I was thinking huge discounts on gas cars would help move some metal and keep the cash flowing, but it appears I was wrong about that.
"Sales" are actually down 25%, though this doesn't say whether that is units or dollars.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/01/news/companies/volkswagen-sales-plunge-emissions-scandal/