To: bruinbirdman
$8B for Volvo, sounds like Ford is hard up for cash. I don’t follow the subsidiaries books that closely, but it seems that it should be worth far more than that.
2 posted on
07/14/2007 5:01:02 PM PDT by
mnehring
(Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit)
To: bruinbirdman
15 posted on
07/14/2007 5:30:19 PM PDT by
Gritty
(To Slow-Bleed Democrats, it's the GOPs' war. To the rest of the planet, it's America's war -Mk Steyn)
To: bruinbirdman
“Who would you give a Volvo to?”
Haha - couldn’t stand that ad anyway.
16 posted on
07/14/2007 5:31:34 PM PDT by
GnuHere
To: bruinbirdman
Interesting. Volvo has been one of my company’s(Caterpillar)key competitors in engines and heavy equipment.
Being detached from Ford should lower their resources, yet perhaps free them up to act more quickly. We’ll see. In general, I think this isn’t good for them in the short term.
I wonder if they’ll maintain their vertical integration with truckers. Several truck companies use Volvo engines exclusively. Perhaps the integration may break down and open the market to Caterpillar.
24 posted on
07/14/2007 6:26:59 PM PDT by
Forgiven_Sinner
(Here's how to prove God's existence: ask Him to reveal Himself to you.)
To: bruinbirdman
26 posted on
07/14/2007 6:33:49 PM PDT by
LowOiL
(Paul wrote, "Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil" (Rom. 12:9))
To: bruinbirdman
Now if only GM would sell SAAB to a quality buyer....
To: bruinbirdman
Kinda scary to realize that there is a Mexican phone company guy, that could buy Ford, Volvo, and Chrysler. All out of pocket.
To: bruinbirdman
Wow, no Volvos! Does this mean Ford is abandoning its gay-supporting agenda?
45 posted on
07/14/2007 9:51:43 PM PDT by
Rudder
To: bruinbirdman
The current Ford Ads on TV push the safety features al la Volvo.
The did learn something in the deal. Boring is ok if it is safely boring
48 posted on
07/15/2007 7:51:13 AM PDT by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . Happiness is a down sleeping bag)
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