Template:Did you know nominations/Volkswagen currywurst

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 16:33, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Volkswagen currywurst

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Four cooked Volkswagen currywurst

... that in 2018 Volkswagen's most produced part was 199 398 500 A, a currywurst sausage (pictured)? "Part number 199 398 500 A is unlike anything else Volkswagen makes. Last year, 6.81 million examples of it rolled off the production line at the firm’s Wolfsburg factory, more than any other part."from Attwood, James (1 January 2019). "Volkswagen's currywurst factory: motoring's strangest production line". Autocar. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ALT1:... that in many recent years Volkswagen has manufactured more currywurst sausages (pictured) than cars? See graph for 2013-2015 at Wieczner, Jen (19 February 2016). "Volkswagen's Sausages Sell Better Than Its Cars". Fortune. Retrieved 6 January 2020. and "VW made 6.8 million currywursts in 2017, which is higher than the number of cars it manufactured in the same timeframe" from Krok, Andrew (14 May 2018). "Volkswagen's best-selling product is actually sausage". CNet Road Show. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ALT2:... that Volkswagen has made currywurst sausages (pictured) at its Wolfsburg plant since 1973? "Volkswagen has produced food for its workers on site at the Wolfsburg plant since it opened in 1938 ... VW started producing currywurst in 1973" from Attwood, James (1 January 2019). "Volkswagen's currywurst factory: motoring's strangest production line". Autocar. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ALT3:... that Volkswagen used to own a farm to supply meat for its currywurst sausages (pictured)? "Unlike his predecessors, Dietmar Schulz, current head of food production at Volkswagen, doesn’t get the meat from a company-owned farm anymore" from Hruby, Denise (30 September 2019). "Volkswagen's Best-Selling Product Is a ... Sausage". OZY. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Girmay Zahilay

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 17:17, 9 January 2020 (UTC).

New enough, long enough, QPQ provided, hooks are all interesting, but prefer proposed one. Hooks in article and followed by inline citation to a source with hook fact. No copyvio issues. Image is free and checks out. Ping me when talk page created. Whispyhistory (talk) 14:50, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Whispyhistory, I've created the talk page - Dumelow (talk) 15:15, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Not a stub.

. Another fun article, well written. Thank you Whispyhistory (talk) 16:24, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

What are the emissions per km? Philafrenzy (talk) 18:30, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

This one would actually make a very good April Fool's hook, with a slight rewording:

ALT4: ... that in 2018, Volkswagen's most produced part was a currywurst sausage (pictured)? Gatoclass (talk) 13:59, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: If you want to go for April Fool's Day, it probably needs to be more easter-egg-y, like:

ALT5: ... that Volkswagen's most produced part of 2018 was delicious? or
ALT6: ... that Volkswagen's part No. 199 398 500 A is most often found in restaurants? or
ALT7: ... that Volkswagen's part No. 199 398 500 A requires ketchup to work as intended?

Regards So Why 19:46, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

Any thoughts on the above @Dumelow:? Personally I agree with SoWhy, it would be great for April Fools. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 06:40, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

I think ALTs 5 and 7 have some potential, but April Fool's hooks still have to be factually accurate and that is not the case with either of these, so they would have to be rephrased to a degree. I might also note that ALT4 would also arguably work best if the image were to be used, as use of the image would spoil the surprise factor inherent in ALT5/ALT7 variants. Gatoclass (talk) 06:55, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

You could probably go with something like:

ALT8: ... that Volkswagen's part No. 199 398 500 A is typically lubricated with ketchup? Gatoclass (talk) 07:05, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Nice. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:11, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

If you can show ALT8 in article and reference...I'll tick it. I found a possible textbook source [1]Whispyhistory (talk) 13:43, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Sure Whispyhistory, the article states A ketchup, the traditional currywurst accompaniment, is also manufactured. The Volkswagen branded ketchup is slightly more viscous than traditional mixes.[3] A pack of sausages and a bottle of ketchup retail for approximately US$10. and you can find confirmation in source 2.[2] Gatoclass (talk) 14:32, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

for ALT8: ...@Dumelow:....please say if this is okay with you...Some good teamwork above. Thankyou @Gatoclass:. Whispyhistory (talk) 14:49, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

If you want to run it on April Fool's Day then I have no objections. Thanks all - Dumelow (talk) 16:01, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

ALT8 works for me! Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 14:52, 18 January 2020 (UTC)