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pieterk:
You just painted yourself in a corner... not a slam, mind you....but we tend to repeat what we hear without some more thought..
To wit..the thing about remaining independent. Ferrari ( as you yourself state) is no longer independent... yet they continue to build cars "pure" to their heritage. Certainly more so than ( independent) Porsche is doing today !!
The thinking is....once you lose independence, then you lose the "purity" of the product you've always sold, because "someone else" will be calling the shots. Well...what difference is there when the "independent" Porsche company builds products ( vans / trucks)...that similarly dilute the brand image AS IF IT WAS no longer independent?...and some parent company giant calls the shots?
I say the "independence" angle is over-sold...and Wiedeking and his gang of bandits are simply milking the heritage of the company for as long as it takes before they pull the rope on their retirement Golden Parachute !!
Ahem.... IMHO, of course.....
Wil
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Wil Ferch
85 Carrera ( gone, but not forgotten )
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