Ford looking to unload rover, jag and volvo

[browntown]

BMW listed as possible buyer for volvo. Didn't even know that Daimler sold Chrysler to a private equity group. hmmm.

http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/jun2007/bw20070611_689333.htm

Should bmw buy Vulva?

http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/may2007/bw20070530_738189.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe+index+page_autos

[kylebes1]

bmw is the reason Daimler dumped chysler (sp), and the reason Ford wants rid of volvo jag and rover.

BMW has remained consistently strong, while being independent. The other guys are try to do the same.

Volvo would be a mistake to sell. Ford needs that as a decent car to sell.

[Charlie]

Seeing as it's a volvo/ford platform that makes up the Fusion/500/Taurus/Edge/Mazda6/Mazda3/CX7/CX9/S60/S80/S40, I'd say it'd be a bad move to unload Volvo.

The others? Good riddance.

-Charlie

[Jscotty]

This is soooo confusing. Originally I thought Chrysler was the one that purchased and owned Diamler and thats why the quality of MB was starting to suffer.

Now as far as Ford selling off the other "non-ford" brands makes me wonder what all of the factory workers are going to do. I dont know what their arrangement is, however, I noticed that in the employee parking lot everything is a ford product. Everything else was either a Volvo, Range Rover or Jaguar. So if (and when) ford unloads these companies, will the employees have to give up their cars too?

[Ryan Stewart]

Seeing as it's a volvo/ford platform that makes up the Fusion/500/Taurus/Edge/Mazda6/Mazda3/CX7/CX9/S60/S80/S40, I'd say it'd be a bad move to unload Volvo.

The others? Good riddance.

-Charlie

No doubt its a bad move to sell the only profitable division you got but right now its a cash scramble. Im surprised Ford isnt sending their execs out to donate plasma.

I cant see BMW buying any of those given the fact that they unloaded Range Rover on Ford.