And Volvo goes to....

Step right up. Who's gonna give me US$8billion for Volvo???
Will it be:
Door Number 1 --------- Renault
Door Number 2 --------- BMW
Door Number 3 --------- Hyundai
Door Number 4 --------- unknown Chinese company (why?)
The above are from European speculators; how's about.....
Door Number 5 --------- Volvo
Any takers?
john

I'm surprised that Ford doesn't keep Volvo and instead try to sell Lincoln,
Mercury, and Ford of North America. It could keep Ford of Europe and
Australia. Hell, it wouldn't even need to negotiate with the UAW but could
just walk away after it had transferred all its assets into Volvo.

I think door #5 is most likely but also wouldn't be surprised to see door
#1. Why would Hyundai want it when they're going to market their upscale
Genesis model this fall? And BMW has been bitten before, both by Rover and
Land Rover so why acquire something that competes directly with some of your
own models unless it's to close down the competition.

Max

"John Bradley" > wrote in message
...
> Step right up. Who's gonna give me US$8billion for Volvo???
> Will it be:
> Door Number 1 --------- Renault
> Door Number 2 --------- BMW
> Door Number 3 --------- Hyundai
> Door Number 4 --------- unknown Chinese company (why?)
> The above are from European speculators; how's about.....
> Door Number 5 --------- Volvo
> Any takers?
> john
>

that's ok ford is denying that they are even shopping it

kinda like saying....."no way, me and the rest of the Ford family didn't
sell our stock!"


"MagisterMax" > wrote in message
news:fKZmi.50905$xk5.21020@edtnps82...
> I'm surprised that Ford doesn't keep Volvo and instead try to sell
> Lincoln, Mercury, and Ford of North America. It could keep Ford of Europe
> and Australia. Hell, it wouldn't even need to negotiate with the UAW but
> could just walk away after it had transferred all its assets into Volvo.
>
> I think door #5 is most likely but also wouldn't be surprised to see door
> #1. Why would Hyundai want it when they're going to market their upscale
> Genesis model this fall? And BMW has been bitten before, both by Rover
> and Land Rover so why acquire something that competes directly with some
> of your own models unless it's to close down the competition.
>
> Max
>
> "John Bradley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Step right up. Who's gonna give me US$8billion for Volvo???
>> Will it be:
>> Door Number 1 --------- Renault
>> Door Number 2 --------- BMW
>> Door Number 3 --------- Hyundai
>> Door Number 4 --------- unknown Chinese company (why?)
>> The above are from European speculators; how's about.....
>> Door Number 5 --------- Volvo
>> Any takers?
>> john
>>
>
>

Ya know...as the old guys say...they've cashed in their stock (oh my no, not
us), they've mortgaged every piece of real estate, they don't even manage
some of their plants PSA does, they spun off their captive suppliers, etc.
Max is right. All they have left are hollow nameplates. And why would anyone
want Volvo if they have to buy one third (at least) of the parts of a Volvo
from Ford - which might not exist?
I'm still trying to figure the stock deal out. Most guesses (are just that):
GoldmanSachs.
The thread is gone here, but GM did go with VM (Penske, oh Captain; oh,
Captain) for diesels. It still would have been better off with Peugeot's
newer technology.
john

"rob" > wrote in message
...
> that's ok ford is denying that they are even shopping it
>
> kinda like saying....."no way, me and the rest of the Ford family didn't
> sell our stock!"
>
>
> "MagisterMax" > wrote in message
> news:fKZmi.50905$xk5.21020@edtnps82...
>> I'm surprised that Ford doesn't keep Volvo and instead try to sell
>> Lincoln, Mercury, and Ford of North America. It could keep Ford of
>> Europe and Australia. Hell, it wouldn't even need to negotiate with the
>> UAW but could just walk away after it had transferred all its assets into
>> Volvo.
>>
>> I think door #5 is most likely but also wouldn't be surprised to see door
>> #1. Why would Hyundai want it when they're going to market their upscale
>> Genesis model this fall? And BMW has been bitten before, both by Rover
>> and Land Rover so why acquire something that competes directly with some
>> of your own models unless it's to close down the competition.
>>
>> Max
>>
>> "John Bradley" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Step right up. Who's gonna give me US$8billion for Volvo???
>>> Will it be:
>>> Door Number 1 --------- Renault
>>> Door Number 2 --------- BMW
>>> Door Number 3 --------- Hyundai
>>> Door Number 4 --------- unknown Chinese company (why?)
>>> The above are from European speculators; how's about.....
>>> Door Number 5 --------- Volvo
>>> Any takers?
>>> john
>>>
>>
>>
>
>