On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Biju Chacko wrote: >> >> That's true of VW internationally too. There is a great deal of >> overlap between products of VW, Audi, Skoda, SEAT and Lamborghini. >> That's probably because they're run in a much loosly co-ordinated >> fashion than many other multi-brand manufacturers like GM, for >> example. >> >> > > Internationally though, Audi is to VW as Lexus is to Toyota or Acura is to > Honda. Many Audi and VW cars share the same platform, but the Audi has a > better trim and is generally a more luxurious car. Skoda, apparently, is on > the other side of the VW-Audi scale as in Skoda < VW < Audi. Not sure where > Seat figures. Lamborghini, though is a different class, isn't it?
Not really. The VW Phaeton is a direct competitor to Audi. The Audi R5 is a Lamborghini competitor. Seat and Skoda have comparable products. Like all auto conglomerates, VW would like a value ladder for it's brands -- it's just not enforcing it in the same way others have. -- b
