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Re: Ford sells Volvo to the Chinese but GM won't sell Posted by Rob [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Ford sells Volvo to the Chinese but GM won't sell, Mitch, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:06:59 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
One thing many are missing is the GM was probably concerned that the Episilon II platform could be used against it here in North America. Why would any company give it's competition a 3 year head start on a new platform?
Also keep in mind that when GM and Magna were negotiating the sale of Opel, a sticking point was that GM didn't want Magna selling in North America. Magna intended to move some assemble operations to Russia which would've lowered the cost of an Opel to the point that it oould've been competitive with product here in NA.
Yes Ford did sell Volvo and it's technology to Geeley but the S80 platform was already 5-7 years old. Perhaps Ford had differentiated it enough to satisfy them that it couldn't be used against them for some time.
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