After leaving VW Franchise as the Senior Brand Manager (GM in VW speak), I left my two cars, phone, fuel allowances for the deep blue of inventing liquid armour and stab resistance water repel treatments for Kevlar(tm of Dupont) and Twaron(tm of Tejin Twaron).
It is good to be back in head office with my two partners after 2 years being away.
Wolfsburg Power Station. This power station is part of the VW factory. It also contained the VW's own train system and station where the ore is brought, also the loading system for the cars that VW makes here, mainly Passats and Golfs. This place also has its own canal where its own ships brings parts, raw materials in and finished cars to nearby ports by the river Rhine. Here you see VW's own Ritz Carlton Hotel undergoing renovations....Imagine, this is a place where there are so many visitors, they have their own Ritz Carlton Hotel inside the car city, call AutoStadt in German. Click on the picture to view better.
My Partner David Choong, the founding CFO of multi billion contract manufacturer for 15 years, Venture Manufacturing, ranked 11th in the world.... standing in between twin towers. These are brand new car parks where a customer can see the cars from outside or at the basement being moved in and out of the display with a giant robotic arm.
in 2001 VW made some high price tag prototypes of the VW Coupe concept. However, after buying Lamborghini and at that time negotiating to buy Ferrari, conventional wisdom told the management to scrap this idea, one Phaeton is too upmarket to swallow. I will post some photos of Dresden glass factory where the Phaeton and the Bentleys are built.
The original post war beetle made under watchful eyes of the victors. Note the white ang moh is an US GI officer.
The Original Porsche 911 coupe in production from Stuttgart, the founder of VW was Dr. Ferdinand Porsche and Adolf Hitler.
The Original Benz, the first commercial car.
Wall of wing mirrors at the pavilion of SEAT, image of fiery passion.
Wolfsburg castle, where it all began, Hitler and his generals were holed up here for sometime and later it served as the Allied HQ for operations pushing towards Berlin. I am not sure if Patton, Eisenhower or Omar Bradley was one of those who stayed here during 1945.
The side house now a cafe and restaurant opened only during high seasons and for private parties. Castle is now owned privately.
Another view of my partner David, crossing the bridge into the huge 10 acre garden of Schloss Wolfsburg.
Me, at the patent office outside the Wolfsburg town on my way to Dresden from Berlin.