Automakers agree to SUV design changes.
This article is from the New York Times and this is a link to the article in the Austin American Statesman: web page
Fifteen automakers from 4 nations are participating in making voluntary design changes to their SUV's to make them safer for both their passengers and the passengers of other vehicles the SUV may colide with. There was one notable exception to this collaboration:
The design changes are to be implemented between 2007 and 2009. If we assume VW is participating, where does that leave Porsche? I would like to see them go it alone with the Cayenne anyway but I imagine some other solution will be found. Also, I doubt Wiedeking has any real objection to the design changes. He just doesn't want anyone else telling him what to do.
Fifteen automakers from 4 nations are participating in making voluntary design changes to their SUV's to make them safer for both their passengers and the passengers of other vehicles the SUV may colide with. There was one notable exception to this collaboration:
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Among well-known automakers that do business in the United States, only Porsche, which sells one of the fastest SUVs, the Cayenne, declined to participate.
The design changes are to be implemented between 2007 and 2009. If we assume VW is participating, where does that leave Porsche? I would like to see them go it alone with the Cayenne anyway but I imagine some other solution will be found. Also, I doubt Wiedeking has any real objection to the design changes. He just doesn't want anyone else telling him what to do.