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VW Innovation - Design, Tech, Vehicles & Warranty - Ontario Volkswagen Volkswagen is delivering innovation in many ways that you need to factor into your next car buying equation. From new technology and designs to new vehicles and (an industry leading) new warranty – the carmaker is definitely on the move. We sat down with Scott Reed from Ontario Volkswagen, in Ontario, California, to talk VW innovation. Hear the impressive details about what’s available right now and what’s being rolled out very soon. And learn about an exclusive (and free!) ride and drive event you can attend. VW Factory is bringing out brand new vehicles you won’t be able to buy – but you will have the opportunity to drive them on April 24th! All that and more in this iDriveSoCal Podcast.   ***Transcript*** Recording date – March 29, 2018 Scott Reed: What makes most of this stuff so easy for a new owner of a Volkswagen to be immediately comfortable in their new car that they just purchased is the fact that they already know how their phone operates. They know how to pull the navigation up on their telephone. And now that can so seamlessly be transferred up to the display on the vehicle. I think the bigger story with a lot of our cars is the design, the design itself, not necessarily technology. You're getting a lot of bang for your buck with Volkswagen these days and especially now with the 6-year, 72,000 mile you know People's First warranty. That's industry leading. Tom Smith: Welcome to iDriveSoCal, the podcast all about mobility from the automotive capital of the United States--Southern California. I'm Tom Smith and today I'm out at Ontario Volkswagen in the Los Angeles suburb of Ontario, California. Ontario Volkswagen is just off the 15. And joining me is the sales manager of Ontario Volkswagen, Mr. Scott Reed. Scott, thank you so much for joining us and thank you for being our newest automotive retail partner. Scott Reed: Not a problem. I thank you guys for being here. We're excited. Tom Smith: We're excited to start bringing the news of Volkswagen to drivers throughout Southern California. So I always like to start off with everyone's path to the automotive business is different. How did you get into the business yourself? Scott Reed: For me, it's a family affair. I was born and raised in the car business for the most part. My dad goes way back in the Southern California automotive retail side of things. So I kind of grew up in showrooms and sales managers' offices and things like that. And then shortly after high school, I decided I wanted to start selling cars. So dove into it. Dad wouldn't give me a job working for him because I didn't know how to sell cars. So I went over to a Ford dealership close to my home and showed up as a 19 year old kid and said, "I'd like to learn how to sell cars." They gave me a job and I learned the ropes. Did that for about a year and came back to Dad.. Tom Smith: And growing up, was there ever a time that you were like, "Maybe I want to be a doctor. Maybe I want to be a lawyer," or anything but? Were you always like,"Dad does this. I love that. I want to do it too."? Scott Reed: Yeah, not particularly, no. I liked to play baseball as a kid. You know when you grow up and realize that you're probably not going to be a professional baseball player. For me, luckily, it was earlier than most kids. I realized that at about 13 or 14. So I kind of gave that up and played water polo and swam all through high school and my first year in college. Tom Smith: Nice. Scott Reed: But yeah, I realized very shortly I was ready to get to work and start making some money for myself. So I went to community college and as soon as I started selling cars, I really enjoyed it,