Volvo and Saab ask Sweden for aid

Post by **volvosneverdie** » 03 Dec 2008 11:06 am

Personally, I'd like Nissan to buy out Volvo.

The plants is down the road at Washington and I could really do with a job with a practical staff discount.

Post by **jtbo** » 03 Dec 2008 12:50 pm

Merc would be best buyer, in my point of view too, specially that parts availability, but they are not perhaps very interested from Volvo, maybe only if they could close it down so there would be one competitor less on market, but Volvo can't really offer much to Merc.

If world would be different, then Merc would aquire Volvo and start making RWD Volvos, that would be very good, but it is pure fantasy that will never happen in real world.

Post by **trabitom99** » 03 Dec 2008 01:00 pm

After what happened with Chrysler, and with other companies which once belonged to the DC group, I also think Merc buying Volvo is unrealistic. That was just me dreaming

But I did hear once BMW is interested. That would be second best for me, they also have a "mobile tradition" devision. Audi on the other hand has still much catching up to do. There are big spare parts problems with older Audis (the V8 for instance).

Tom

Post by **Jason B** » 03 Dec 2008 03:50 pm

I probably haven't helped them then..... a bit of my summer placement was going through the certification for a massive new anechoic test chamber that the company I worked for sold to them.... probably cost them lotsty pennies!! as chris would say

Post by **foggyjames** » 04 Dec 2008 03:30 am

It looks like my info is indeed out of date!

cheers

James

Post by **trabitom99** » 13 Dec 2008 09:22 pm

Well, they seem to have got their money:

The Swedish government on Thursday unveiled a 28 billion kronor ($3.4 billion) support package for the nation's ailing auto industry, but insisted it won't buy Volvo or Saab from their U.S. owners.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/1 ... 50150.html

Tom