http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...70/1148/AUTO01

The Gist: instead of selling off Volvo, Ford's concentrating on improving its cost structure and moving the brand further up-market. Mullaly believes that, despite the weakened dollar, Volvo will soon be profitable again.

 

Volvo is so closely tied to FOE now that selling the brand entirely likely isn't even realistic. And of course trying to sell a portion of the brand, partnering with somebody else in a joint venture is a another bag of nuts entirely. In every way Volvo is FOE's Lincoln now, so this is not a surprise.

 

Good news as I just accepted a job with Volvo in Kansas City.

 

Glad to hear that.

 

There's a thread about this going on the BON forums and one of the interesting theories is that Ford will convert the unused US manufacturing capacity to Volvo production for both domestic and export consumption.

 

With the dollar in free-fall it makes sense.

 

I think it's smart for Ford to leverage both Volvo and Mazda, and perhaps even create a trifecta development group amongst the three companies to tackle new challenges across a variety of market demographics.

 

forget that post, still unemployed and looking..........

 

Good nes for ford, but im sorry to hear that Brandon

Good luck in your search

 

I agree. Three for one and one for three! Seriously It's better for the brands to keep working together to reduce costs by using corporate platforms as they are doing now with the Focus, Mazda 3 and S40. If they keep doing this it'll benefit all of them on the long run. Also, hope they make global engines too so they decrease costs even more, Mazdaspeed3's turbo 4 for all the brands small cars for example, so they wouldn't complicate things for themselves.

 

Don't give up! Your job is somewhere out there!
Best of luck

 

Volvo was the one purchase made that was sensible. I never did think Ford was in a rush to sell it off