Last week, in Oakland, voters unhappy with the city's old politicians elected to the California Assembly a new member with similarly peculiar credentials.
Mrs Arroyo is in the peculiar position of being both a member of the president's cabinet and a leading figure in the main opposition party, created by Mr Ramos.
The only exception, said Ulrich Hackenberg, board member in charge of VW Brand development, will be vehicles that are defined by their peculiar architecture.