Will it work? The South Koreans have caught up and in some aspects surpassed the German’s, French cars have overcome their reputation for reliability, however VW face a dilemma, with many still unforgiving over dieselgate, coupled with crazy lead times for cars. Those loyal to the VW brand may choose to stay or migrate to the so called “premium” brands of BMW/Mercedes or migrate to Japanese/Korean/French brands which typically offer better value for money, combined with better warranties. With just in time supply chains likely to be affected well into 2023, streamlining of extras might be a solution, in the short term, at least.