Comments on: Volvo up for sale?

By: Flying High

Flying High — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:17:05 +0000

Brett. On what basis do you make such an obnoxious comment? Do you know any Volvo owners? I do. And the ones that I know also know that Ford is the parent company. And NONE of those people like idea of a company like Ford having dibs in a quality company like Volvo. Volvo buyers abhor the idea if truth be told as the ethos of the two manufacturers are poles apart.

By: weirluo

weirluo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:47:12 +0000

Volvo is perhaps the best value for money European car we can get in Australia. Dongfong motor could be a good choice as the Chinese are so eager to get into the internatioal automobile market, it will surely try harder than Ford to promot/improve Volvo. Having said that, the Chinese can afford injecting a lot of cash, while Ford hasn’t done any good to Volvo.

By: realcars

realcars — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:49:16 +0000

Ironic that innovative companies like Volvo are struggling and whitegoods manufacturers like Toyota are on top.

Volvo has traditionally made solid and extemely durable and safe vehicles. The truth be know a Volvo will typically outlast a Toyota at least 2:1 all the while with safety and finesse.

Shows how discerning the buying public isn’t and fickle their perception is!

By: Bret

Bret — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:13:58 +0000

Flying High,
Sorry buit thats just biased B/S.
Virtually no-one, who would be in the Volvo market would have any idea who the “parent” company was.

By: Flying High

Flying High — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:57:26 +0000

Personally I have always thought the Ford parent has only tarnished the reputation of the Volvo brand and do little if anything to really enhance it. I agree making it an all Swedish affair once again would be ideal if not somewhat unrealistic.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:17:56 +0000

Duke,

Hate to correct you but Renault have most 5 star rated cars of any manufacturer. There Volvo are NOT the safest cars in the world. In the mid 90′s Volvo distributed Renault in Oz but when talks re: purchase broke down so did the distribution agreement.

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:03:32 +0000

We may have to learn to say “Damn Dongfeng Drivers”.

By: DukeW

DukeW — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:59:37 +0000

Didn’t Renault try that once before? As I recall, Renault’s motors were so bad that Volvo had to show them how to cast blocks so the oil didn’t pour out through the sides. No, either a French or Chinese master would be a bad choice for the safest cars on the planet. Perhaps the talk of a Swedish buyout will bear fruit. One can only hope.

By: Lightbulb

Lightbulb — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:39:26 +0000

It would be a pity if Ford sold Volvo but then it is Renaults gain !

Cheers !