A fire on the Felicity Ace auto transport ship has left nearly 4000 Porches, Audis, Bentleys, and Volkswagens drive in the Atlantic. The crew was safely evacuated by other vessels more than a thousand miles off the coast of Portugal. The ship left Emden, Germany on Feb. 10th and was scheduled to arrive in Davisville, Rhode Island on Feb. 23rd to drop off some of the vehicles before continuing on to Houston, Texas.
The incident could have long-reaching effects on already depleted inventories for VW Group brands in the U.S. For the moment companies are focusing on informing customers and dealers who will be affected by the incident.
Telling it like it is - This is quite literally going to cause some ripples…