rsierra

Chinese Wuhan Flu

n4v4nod

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/vo...03-27-24855815

Westcoast

So this seemed to indicate VW as a brand not auto group that included Porsche...

And this is good for both Germany and the Netherlands: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ge...le_top_stories

Westcoast

I won't say congrats, even with low fatality number so far we know that will not hold... not an enviable position to be in.

I believe someone is trying to connect this virus to the source.

911F1

Since our VW, excuse me Porsche is built in a VW factory (Osnabrück). Does this mean its under VW manufacturing control?
Does anyone know how long Osnabrück has been making Porsche cars? To be honest it kinda bums me out the car is being built
there. My old Corrado had so many problems and I believe Karmann used Osnabrück. 30 years later maybe things are different.

Westcoast

The GT4 is built there, the Spyder in Zuffnhausen... anyway, I would think that Porsche is in control of manufacturing at that facility right now, I wouldn't connect today's GT4 production back to the time when your Corrado was being built, a lifetime apart to be sure.

dmk2

Bro, its not the flu. Also, viruses don't carry passports.

klinkman

I'm actually excited about my GT4 being built there.....my 80 Scirocco was built there! It was a great car and I am sure this one will be also. 40 years later and my cars will have come full circle from the same plant in Germany, very cool. I also work in an industry where several brands of the aftermarket vehicles we sell are built in the same factory, despite different quality levels and recognized brand names. Each brand has their own production line and workers. Different engineering, features and finishes are preserved on each product line representative of the "stature" or position of the brand in the industry. Weird to me at first, but it works fine. We are buying a Porsche for the engineering, ultimate driving experience and product quality and they won't be compromised in Osnabruck or they won't be in business very long.....Having been a VW, Audi, and Porsche customer my entire life I am excited to get my latest Porsche from Osnabruck. In a history of owning 9 cars from the group, I only had one I considered less than stellar, a 94 Jetta built in Mexico. All others have been spectacular including my daily, a 2006 GTI with 286,000 miles.....

phefner

Where was the 981 GT4 Produced?

blackholescion

Osnabrück

SToronto

This is Canada, it would be much worse to do that under this circumstance.

DFW01TT

No sorry, but you're wrong.
Bio-weaponized viruses certainly do carry passports, that of their authors.
, he wrote the bio-weapon laws in anticipation of bio-weapons.
His opinion is that the Wuhan BSL4 lab (maybe inadvertently) produced the virus that the world grapples with today.

FASTRKMAN

Same same klinkman. '73 Karmann Ghia and few more I have had after it came from Osnabruck good rides have come out of that plant for generations. BTW hope my '18 Golf R makes it as far as your GTI

rsierra

Sorry, It's the Chinese Wuhan Virus. It's nothing against the Chinese people, but the evil corrupt communist government who purposely played hide the weenie when they knew full well how deadly the virus was. Stop the PC nonsense it's pathetic.

Rxpert

I’m not sure how it would be worse to fire someone in Canada? I used to own my own small business in Canada with 20+ employees. My corporate lawyer told me that I could fire anyone at anytime for any reason. He said if I didn’t like an employee’s new haircut, or a look an employee gave me, or if I was just having a bad day that I could fire anyone without cause plain and simple. The only caveat is that without cause the employer has to pay the employee severance based on duration of employment.

In this situation since the employee is quite young, I would assume they haven’t been employed that many years so 2-4 weeks severance maximum.

I’d fire that employees a$$ on the spot, tell them exactly why, and write them a cheque for a couple grand. Way better than closing up shop and losing who knows how much income as well as leaving other employees without paychecks.