Comments on: Renault not interested in Volvo

By: Got Handling?

Got Handling? — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:40:25 +0000

Renault also bought Nissan, and I don’t see Infiniti design suffering Deanster.

By: Cire

Cire — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:43:12 +0000

I agree with AMGoff. I can see Ford releasing Jaguar and Land Rover. I think Ford should keep Volvo. I think there are a lot of synergies between Volvo and Ford that benefit both companies/brands. It also gives Ford an upscale brand to sell in Europe.

By: AMGoff

AMGoff — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:27:20 +0000

nor am I interested in this nonstory…

either way, dumping Volvo would be the biggest (aside from the whole aston thing) boner move ever made by Ford. I’m all for dumping Land Rover… and Jag, but to a lesser extent. But heaven forbid Ford hold on to a fairly respected euro-brand. Volvo is one of those rare brands that transcends categories and carves a nice niche of their own. keep it as their euro quasi-lux brand so to let Lincoln get back to making real Lincolns, not acura-esque turds like the MKZ.

By: angelo

angelo — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:00:39 +0000

are we praising Volvo’s boring design? Sure, it’s an improvement of the old Volvo… but with the exception of the new C30… what’s so revolutionary about it?

The S40 looks neat, but the C70 was a wasted opportunity to make a great car and the S80/S60 are plan dull. The new V70/XC70 has barely any changes from the previous one and the V50 has little different from the S40.

Conclusion: It can do better. I’ll take the Infiniti staff under Renault that designed the new G35/37 and the M35 and the FX SUVs. That’s good work!

By: TomF

TomF — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:47:11 +0000

Renault’s cheap cars are some of the most interesting cheap cars on the planet. I wish to God we could get them Stateside (re: the Le Car: all is forgiven). I agree that the bigger / costlier vehicles in the Renault stable are kind of sophomoric but who’s to say Volvo wouldn’t raise their game?

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:18:35 +0000

Thank G-d. Volvo doesn’t need to be ruined by Renault’s butt-ugly designs and crap materials.

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:50:26 +0000

Just another chance for Ford to keep something that isn’t hurting their bottom line too much.

By: Carguy5

Carguy5 — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:49:13 +0000

I hope the continue the current designs but technicals could be fixed.

By: global_lightning

global_lightning — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:30:29 +0000

Translation:
Lower the price and we might get interested.

By: Deanster

Deanster — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:44:37 +0000

Good to know, because Volvo needs to be taken up by someone who can retain the mature design language, not the cartoonish wild crap that Renault is famous for. For small coupes and hatchbacks, Renault is cool. Their sedans, however, are too gimmicky and unsophisticated.