Word: scirocco
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Schmücker's predecessor, Rudolf Leiding, tried to move in all three directions; in particular, he began phasing out production of the Beetle (only 200 a day are being made now) and shifting to the Rabbit and the sporty Scirocco. But Germany's tough labor unions are represented on VW's board, and the governments of the West German Federal Republic and the state of Lower Saxony own 40% of the company's stock. The labor and government interests formed an alliance that bitterly opposed any moves likely to cost jobs...
...these cars are rising faster than anything else the company makes. Last August, Volkswagen introduced the Passat, a conventional-shaped, water-cooled sedan. Renamed the Dasher for the American market, 9,273 have already been sold in the U.S. this year. A four-seat sports coupe dubbed the Scirocco debuted in Europe this winter and will soon appear...