Fleet of Volkswagens wrecked by hailstones
Author: Chris Barker
Published: 01 July 2008
A freakish shower of hailstones the size of ping pong balls caused damage to 30,000 new, pre-delivery Volkswagen Golfs, Passats, Polos, Eos, Jettas and Tiguans at a German port.The worldwide automotive industry arguably has a lot to answer for with regards the part it plays in climate change, however Mother Nature has chosen to vent her considerable spleen on a collection of seemingly inoffensive Volkswagens in Germany.30,000 Vee-Dubs were quietly waiting in line to be shipped overseas from a dockside plant in Emden on Germany’s northern seaboard when the hailstorm struck.
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