The Chinese know this. They’re not going to wreck the brand’s reputation for safety, what would be point? They are savvy businessmen, they wouldn’t be so silly and wasteful as to buy an established and respected European brand for something like 70M euro, just to run it into the ground and sell it for one euro…then see it bought by Harley Davidson for 70M euro…

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lol kah kah kah…ooooooo….ada makna tu….

torque,

I would Jaguar, is now an indian ahaha.

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Me too, especially the XF. Man…I gila betul ngan model tu. Anyway, that’s the whole point with this issue to those that don’t understand the big picture,right? I don’t see any indians assemble or making Jaguar in India?!! Just because they bought it doesn’t mean they will shift the entire company’s operation or the assembly plant to their home ground. I’ll assure you that any Jaguar you buy, you’ll be getting a British built…cuma boss je lain. Same goes as Proton with Lotus, Renault with Nissan and so on. At the end of the day, even when the Chinese do end up buying Volvo, you’ll be getting a swedish built cars. So, just wait and see if the chinese can handle Volvo better than the americans la…now thats a sight to behold!! Just my penny thought, cheers!

sayang btul gie7 dgn tengku mahaleel…

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Hahaha…tu la. Still, Gie7 does have a point there. If TM still in Proton, it’s not impossible what he said might be true,right? Well, what past is past then…

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Some people are just ignorant!

For your info, all foreign-brand cars produced in China are made by joint-venture with a local China partner. There are no wholly foreign-owned car factories in China.

December 12, 2008 @ 2:55 pm

too much rubbish being said here by people who have no understanding of the big picture.. and who are probably even using stuff made in china without knowing it.

i am also of the opinion that a good china company buying volvo will be good for everyone. good for volvo, and good for the chinese as they will then get their hands on the technology that volvo has and volvo will have access to some extra funding that could help them do more with R&D as well as their products..etc.
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THE DIFFERNCE IS THAT EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN OR JAPANESE COMPANIES OWN THOSE FACTORIES AND PRODUCE THEIR STUFF IN CHINA. SO THERE’S QUALITY CONTROL. NOW ITS A CHINA COMPANY MAKING CHINA STUFF WITH A EUROPEAN BADGE.

Besides, as it’s been amply discussed, Volvo would obviously stay independent. Ford also had a crap reputation for quality when it bought Volvo, which is why they let the brand continue on its own, same as the Chinese would do.

i am also of the opinion that a good china company buying volvo will be good for everyone. good for volvo, and good for the chinese as they will then get their hands on the technology that volvo has and volvo will have access to some extra funding that could help them do more with R&D as well as their products..etc.

Again, for those slow to comprehend, Volvo would almost certainly stay almost completely independent if purchased by a Chinese company, to preserve its brand equity and R&D. If anything, they may even improve with new streams of capital available as opposed to being owned by a sick and contracting Ford.

Volvo itself would be most successful under this scenario, while still able to provide a lot of safety technology transfer. The Chinese know this. They’re not going to wreck the brand’s reputation for safety, what would be point? They are savvy businessmen, they wouldn’t be so silly and wasteful as to buy an established and respected European brand for something like 70M euro, just to run it into the ground and sell it for one euro…then see it bought by Harley Davidson for 70M euro…

Give another 25 years….half of the world’s product will be owned by chinese soon.

China solves problems now by buying anything they don’t have. A good strategy from the start. As their economy picks up, so too will the standard of living and cost of labour. And as consumers demand the same or better quality from vehicles that they manufacture when comparing them to the rest of the world, I am sure it will become more and more challenging to keep costs low.

I have no problems with purchasing a China made product if they are fit for the purpose. If I buy a cheap VCD player for RM50, I’d expect it to fail within 12 months or less. The same goes with their cars for now.

Give them time and they will eventually catch-up. I wish Volvo all the best and I hope their brand does not deteriorate when it changes hands.

If they manage to buy Volvo, just like MG Rover sell to 1 China Company. Hello, have you guys reads the QC in MG Rover in China!?! They have real western people working with them, not all China dude! The UK MG Rover even sent representative there to look after the plant QC also! It is a success story in China!

It will be easy that the China car can get better safety & technology! If this deal is done, it will be no problem seeing China produce car in the next 5-10 years get 5 star EURONCAP! So when that day come, i can kiss Proton bye bye for safety.. Dont look down on those China dudes, they have survive so many century n they know what to do..

Yes, it’s pretty much impossible for a house to not contain a china made product these days, unless if u’re living in the jungle….

I think companies play a role in ensuring quality, even if it’s made in china. I mean, surely, those large MNC u mentioned like sony, panasonic etc hv standards that must be practiced, so that every product that comes out of their factories are of good quality. Not to say 100% good, but lemons would be very little n controlled. Whereas those local Chinese company cap ayam may likely to be more concerned abt making money, with little regards on customers’ welfare.

However, the dangers would be when MNC rely too much on local suppliers :S Like, even Dutch Lady was tainted with melamine, ugh…… Thank God our Dutch Lady is not affected So I still continue consuming Dutch Lady milks

I would Jaguar, is now an indian ahaha.

Volvo does pretty decent cars, but being dumped from one company to another, i wonder how the workers feel?

today, i report to ang moh boss, tomorrow i report to chinese boss!

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