Chineese Automaker Geely to purchase Volvo
 

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BM0WO20091224
The is tragic is to many ways.

Were screwed.

I will never buy a Chinese car. look at this safety engineering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5SRy...eature=related

Yeah, I'll probably never even consider a Volvo after this because I'm sure they'll take one of the safest available brands and completely change the vehicles to do away with all safety related components.:roll:

Who caress? Volvo sells poorly here anyway.

Except for those things called 18 wheelers.. Volvo and Mack truck.

Depends where you live, if you come up to my neighborhood Volvo is like every other car on the road

North America is hardly the audience Volvo thrives in or for. They have set and reset the bar on safety countless times. And these innovations have trickled to every manufacturer and typically become safety requirements across the board.
Companies based out of China have continually hung themselves well below what the majority of Americans would consider even mediocre safety standards.

It's a ****ing oxymoron or whatever-

Totally incorrect - the BULK of Volvo's profit is from NA - the volume is small but they make a ton of money here (drive up here in d-town or over on 30 on the Main Line and you will see tons of them)

Sad Sad Day - Certainly won't ever buy a volvo made after the take over

http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/pag...autosales.html

Look at Volvo numbers. Only Land Rover, Jaguar, Saab and Mini sell less.

Volume does not equal profit.

Yes they are a SMALL house, but they do well here, they are one of the few that has been up consistently for the past 6 months.

ha wounder how this will turn out.

dang that sucks owell.