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1988 VW Vanagon/Westy....I bought the Westy 9/17/2011. It has been garaged since-excluding annual camping trips and cycling races spring-fall. It is my 3rd Westy and I have a plethora of knowledge of these vans and must sell to pay off mega student loan debt unfortunately......I bought the van from a wonderful elderly couple whom used the van to transport instruments that they made by hand- specifically Large Harps..The reason I'm mentioning that is because the van had stickers on it as you will see in the pics- I have removed all of them but you can still see remnants in some areas mainly the back and up where the Westy sticker should be on the front upper Pop-top and rear are both missing-However, I bought replacements as my full intent was to repaint the van. There are a few areas of surface rust which I include in the pics as well. The Vent/litte sunroof on top of Pop-top needs to be replaced as it is 26 years old and has cracks in it. The pop-top itself is in great shape and the canvas is perfect. The front screen has two tiny tears that have appeared since I have owned it-and can be easily repaired. I took it to my VW mechanic of 30 years and he looked over everything to make sure the engine was in fact rebuilt-which I took a pic of the receipt showing proof.. One bummer is the AC motor is missing-it was not an issue for me but may be for some. The previous owner also had installed a water temp gage to supplement the already existing one as they had an issue years ago-so it acts as double confidence of knowing TEMP.
The carpet is stained in the kitchenette area and according to "GO WESTY" it's not too expensive to replace- as well as the vent. All orig-curtains work well and look nice- all sliding windows work-and screens in good shape. There are a few small dings you we see in the pics as well. The Van is from Utah and spent the majority of it's life out west. I also have all the extra belts, the power cord, the extra table, the privacy curtain that buttons up front for complete privacy- this curtain has some staining on it-I have never tried to wash it as it was not a big deal to me. I will answer any questions one may have as well as send any more pics upon request. I am giving the best of my knowledge of the van-and after owning 2 previous ones I personally would not buy or sell one without knowing the owner was disclosing all information they are aware. These vans are a 'lifestyle' and need to remain respected by the WESTY Community....HaPPY Bidding..............Please feel free to contact me regarding any issue I may have neglected.

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Fri, Oct 19 2018

BEIJING — Volkswagen AG's China joint venture with SAIC Motor Corp has started building a $2.5 billion new energy vehicle (NEV) plant in Shanghai, which will make VW's luxury Audi brand cars, a possible first for the venture. The new plant is a key step for Audi to diversify production of its cars in the world's largest car market from its long-standing local partner, China FAW Group Corp. This shift has been delayed amid resistance from local dealers. SAIC Volkswagen said the new plant would have an annual capacity to make 300,000 cars and begin production from 2020. Audi sold 481,387 vehicles in China from January to September this year. The announcement comes the same week Tesla secured a Shanghai location for a Gigafactory battery plant to serve the Chinese market. Audi unveiled the plan to bolster ties with SAIC in late 2016. Earlier this year, the Germany luxury carmaker bought a 1 percent stake in the SAIC Volkswagen venture, paving the way for the joint venture to produce and sell Audi cars. Volkswagen currently gets a larger proportion of the proceeds from the 50-50 tie-up with SAIC than from its 40 percent stake in the venture with FAW. SAIC Volkswagen said in a statement on Friday the plant would cost 17 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) and would make VW and Skoda models as well as Audi cars. It will help VW tap China's fast-growing market for NEVs, a category comprising electric battery cars and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. ($1 = 6.9314 Chinese yuan renminbi) Reporting by Yilei Sun and Adam JourdanRelated Video: Image Credit: Reuters Green Plants/Manufacturing Audi Volkswagen Skoda Electric Hybrid

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When you're Europe's largest automaker and your largest global market happens to be the one most notorious for its pollution (China), some solutions just present themselves. Volkswagen may be heeding that call. During the upcoming Beijing Motor Show, the company is expected to announce plans to produce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in China, Reuters says, citing sources within the company. Few details have emerged, though the plug-ins will likely be produced at VW's Foshan factory in South China, which currently makes the Golf and Audi A3 and has plans to eventually make 600,000 vehicles annually. News has been percolating for a while, as Oliver Schmidt, general manager engineering and environmental office for Volkswagen Group of America, said last March that the company was planning at least two plug-in hybrid lines under the VW badge (and another three with its Audi and Porsche affiliates), including possibly a Touareg and Jetta PHEV. VW said late last month that it was looking to speed up development of "particularly eco-friendly models" made by Shanghai Volkswagen as well as developing a "new, very eco-friendly vehicle" with First Automotive Works (FAW). Earlier this year, VW unveiled its Golf GTE plug-in hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show. That model has a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine and an electric motor to provide 201 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. The car can travel as many as 81 miles on electric power alone.

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A new survey of top global automotive executives indicates both Volkswagen and BMW are the most likely to grow their market share over the next five years.
Tax advisory firm KPMG LLP has released its 14th annual Global Automotive Executive Survey, which includes responses from over 200 executives. A total of 81 percent of respondents said they expect to see Volkswagen make gains, compared to 70 percent last year. BMW, meanwhile, saw 70 percent of those surveyed say they believe the company will increase its market share. That's a jump of 7 percentage points over last year. This is the first time in the history of the survey that BMW has claimed the second-place spot.
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