Comments on: On again, off again: China’s SAIC says it is not in talks with Ford to acquire Volvo

By: DialM4Speed

DialM4Speed — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:12:33 +0000

Sell it all Ford! Bunch of dumb bastards!

By: JohnnyBlazE

JohnnyBlazE — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:18:08 +0000

brassmonkey, I take it you’re an Americunt then?

A yank fucktard with a lack of “u” in many words and an overuse of “Z” – starting with your rapper Mr Jay-Zed.

Twat… your inbred southern mother wants your deformed miniscule cock in her anus. Go, heed that fucking donkey’s call.

Britain > America. Always.

By: 02WRXPSM

02WRXPSM — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:41:54 +0000

Ford has been extremely hands-off with Volvo; most of them are still built in Sweden by Swedes. Idiotically Ford has also been ignoring all the very nice safety and engine tech that Volvo has to offer, which is stupid; why not stick it in other cars. The T5 motor in particular is an extremely nice piece of work, generating 260 ft/lbs of torque from just 2.49 liters from 2000rpm and getting 26 mpg. While Americans can’t wrap their V-8 heads around a 5-cylinder engine, it is a proven design embraced by everyone from tractor makers to Audi; a 5-cylinder is a very balanced engine, having fewer degrees of overlap per crankshaft revolution than a 4 or a 6, and in fact a very similar power delivery to Jaguar’s V12 motors. Ford would be fools to sell Volvo, but it isn’t like they’ve actually DONE anything with the company besides produce a stupid ad with a woman caressing a S80 like a hooker trying to steal a guy’s Rolex.

By: bigp

bigp — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:00:27 +0000

ford will keep vovlo is what i was told by an ford insiders that i meet. best man e v e r

By: HemiRoadRunner

HemiRoadRunner — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:19:27 +0000

Moto-racer, why do you always post retarded $H!T? First of all, I could kick your @$$ on a motocross track anyday of the week. Second, why don’t you move the hell out of the U.S. since you have a problem with supporting any U.S. based operation. If you were talking that $H!T in person, I would personally kick your little @$$ and throw you in a dumpster where trash belongs. China and india buying companies just shows they aren’t creative enough to come out with their own distinguished brands. Oh wait, they do, that little Tata pos is a real beauty now isn’t it?

By: brassmonkey

brassmonkey — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:17:21 +0000

Moto – you must be either British or retarded (same thing). Besides the fact that you have no point, please make your arguments with the correct English and grammar. Stupid limey bastard.
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By the way, your toothless mum says, “Hi.”

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:44:48 +0000

Have to go with HemiR on this with one stipulation: we probably see the absurdity of it over here or in Britain more so than in Eastern Europe or Asia. I have a tough time imagining Jaguar or Land Rover sales climbing in North America with their hard core and informed customer based well aware both brands are mere shadows of their former selves. And the thought of a Chinese Volvo is even more ridiculous. In Asia, however, I predict they’ll view these transplanted marques as some kind of victory, a testament to their emerging status as an industrial power. Let them have them I say. The North American market is in decline anyway. Let’s clean up our own house first.

By: TOZO

TOZO — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:24:35 +0000

I don’t think anyone would buy a Volvo made out of very crushable paper, no airbags, and lead. It really misses the essence of Volvo.

By: moto-racer13

moto-racer13 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:13:30 +0000

Hemi get with the times, stop living in the stone ages. Take of your stained american flag shirt, put down the awfull tasting budd bear and start realising that this world is more interlaced than the knots in your oily unwashed hair. I personally would rather see China owning Volvo than Ford. The new Volvo’s look nice, but just thinking about its links with Ford make me walk away from it.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:38:30 +0000

Volvos always were the only cars that look okay in yellow.

By: HemiRoadRunner

HemiRoadRunner — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:20:14 +0000

This whole world economy BS is getting out of hand. What ever happened to manufacturer’s staying unique to their home country? Don’t give me that labor is cheaper BS because jobs are going everywhere, to the U.S. Europe, asia etc.

By: xyunya

xyunya — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:10:10 +0000

Chinese Volvo? well people are buying Indian Jags and Rovers