Wiesenthal Center Demands Volkswagen Mexico Drop Concessionaire for Exhibiting Nazi Symbols
Buenos Aires and Paris – In a letter to Steffen Reiche, President of the Executive Council of Volkswagen México, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre...
Buenos Aires and Paris – The Wiesenthal Centre had called for theintervention of Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany to demand that Volkswagen Mexico drop all relations with its Coyoacan dealership due to its display of Nazi posters.
It took less than three hours for the Centre's Director for International Relations, Dr.Shimon Samuels, to receive a message fromRobin Aschhoff, Head of International Communications for Volkswagen.
In parallel, the Centre's Latin America Director, Dr.Ariel Gelblung, pressed Volkswagen Mexico, resulting in the attachedpress release announcing Volkswagen Mexico's 'end to any commercial and business relationship with the dealership.
"We commend Volkswagen Mexico for having reacted rapidly in memory of the victims of Nazi barbarism as a clear message tothe world," concluded the Centre's officials.
For further information, please contact Dr. Shimon Samuels at +336 09770158 or Dr. Ariel Gelblung at +54 9 11 49695365.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organizationnumbering over 400.000 members. It holds consultative status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the OAS and the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO)