Re: mafia shakedown

On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:46:30 +0000, "Blueshirt"
<blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

It was a great success for Europe, and a reconstructed Europe
then became a market for American goods. Which in turn helped
modernise a war torn Europe even further. win/win

a reconstructed Europe
then became a market for American goods

Initially yes, but long term no...Europe had to rebuild its
infrastructure.

Example

In 1949, VW sold only two Beetles in the United States.

In 1950, VW sold 100,000 Beetles out of its rebuilt Wolfsburg factory.
In 1955, VW formed Volkswagen of America to standardize sales and
service.
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VW Sweeps America
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