Svenska Dagbladet skriver idag om hur Volvo som nu ägs av kinesiska Geely har hamnat i en utpressningsliknande situation. Företaget har redan uppfört två fabriker men saknar tillstånd att tillverka bilar. Tillståndet dröjer, och företaget pressas att dela med sig av ny teknik till andra kinesiska bilföretag. Dessutom, skriver SvD, har Volvo nekats tillstånd att […]
The Chinese are everywhere these days. Until now I’ve made no comment about Ford’s plans to sell Volvo Cars. But after my recent post on Chinese railroads, it feels timely to make a remark on the possibility that Ford sells Volvo Cars to Chinese Geely. I wrote a couple of posts (here, here, and here) […]
Toyota is forced to recall 8.5 million cars due to brake problems. It is tough, but manageable. Others have been in similar situations before and coped with them. Worse is the impact on the until now immaculate brand. This is the topic of an article in SvD on 19 February. The “Toyota Way”, which supposedly […]
GM and Spyker have finally announced that the Saab deal is real after all. This is great news! As this article shows, most experts seem to agree that Saab now must find a partner to increase production volumes and share the costs of platform development. I’m not so certain.
I just read the news that General Motors and Spyker Cars have agreed on Spyker’s purchase of Saab Automobile. This is great news and I really hope that Spyker finds a new direction for Saab that makes use of the company’s strengths and reputation. Although I drive a Volvo I have a special relation to […]
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