Posted 12th July 2019 to the Southland Times Newspaper Invercargill NZ
Reading your story about the Mexicans love of the classic VW beetle and the end of the 1990s reboot version production I feel like an observation is in order.
Frankly I feel like the automotive industry has lost it’s marbles.
In the past there was a push to sell no nonsense peoples cars the Ford Model T, The Austin 7, the VW Beetle, the CV Citroen, cars that where cheep fixable rugged and could
drive across a ploughed field. Loaded with character and wonderfully cheep & simple. Perfect for the undeveloped world.
Can I buy a modern counterpart today? No, because they are not allowed to make them. The waste of energy in building a disposable modern car is astounding when we could make cars that
can last forever and take knocks unlike the shiny metal egg shells of today.
I see GM has shut down car plants in the USA to gear up for autonomous electric cars because Americans only want to buy Trucks??
Ironically Mexico has no shortage of drivers all they need is some kind of VW Beetle that can reach rugged remote destinations without falling apart.
Reading your story about the Mexicans love of the classic VW beetle and the end of the 1990s reboot version production I feel like an observation is in order.
Frankly I feel like the automotive industry has lost it’s marbles.
In the past there was a push to sell no nonsense peoples cars the Ford Model T, The Austin 7, the VW Beetle, the CV Citroen, cars that where cheep fixable rugged and could
drive across a ploughed field. Loaded with character and wonderfully cheep & simple. Perfect for the undeveloped world.
Can I buy a modern counterpart today? No, because they are not allowed to make them. The waste of energy in building a disposable modern car is astounding when we could make cars that
can last forever and take knocks unlike the shiny metal egg shells of today.
I see GM has shut down car plants in the USA to gear up for autonomous electric cars because Americans only want to buy Trucks??
Ironically Mexico has no shortage of drivers all they need is some kind of VW Beetle that can reach rugged remote destinations without falling apart.
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