Ford spune PA-PA lui Volvo ?

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BMW, posibil cumparator al marcii Volvo de la Ford

Piata auto internationala ar putea fi scena unei noi preluari de mari dimensiuni: potrivit ziarului suedez Goteborgs Posten si cotidianului Financial Times, citate de Reuters, compania americana Ford este interesata de vanzarea marcii Volvo. Potrivit surselor citate, de preluare s-a aratat interesata compania germana BMW.

Cotidianul suedez, citat de Reuters, sustine ca BMW studiaza posibilitatea de a cumpara marca Volvo, in timp ce Financial Times anunta “discutii informale†intre oficiali ai BMW si Ford.

Cele doua companii au refuzat insa sa comenteze informatiile aparute in presa internationala.

Ford a cumparat Volvo in 1999, marca suedeza facand acum parte din divizia de automobile de lux a companiei americane.

Ford nu face publice rezultatele individuale ale companiilor din portofoliul sau, dar divizia sa de lux a avut pierderi totale de 327 de milioane de euro in 2006, potrivit ABC News.

Oficiali ai bancii de investitii Merrill Lynch, citati de ABC News, sustin ca Ford ar putea strange peste 9 miliarde de euro din vanzarea intregii divizii de lux (din care mai fac parte Jaguar si Land Rover).

Sursa : www.hotnews.ro

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Ford denies possible Volvo sale to BMW

Ford Motor Co. is not in discussions with BMW or any other company regarding interest in the Volvo Car Corp., a Ford spokesman said after the Goeteborgs-Posten, published the sale rumor in Volvo's headquarters city of Gothenburg, and The Financial Times said talks were under way with Germany's BMW AG.

Spokesman John Gardiner said the struggling U.S. automaker is still weighing its strategic options concerning its asset portfolio.

Earlier this year BMW expressed an interest in buying at least a stake in the Volvo unit, but that interest has completely cooled, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Ford bought the car operations of AB Volvo March 8, 1999, for $6.45 billion and made it part of its London-based Premier Automotive Group, which also includes Jaguar and Land Rover.

The Premier Automotive Group also included the Aston Martin until Ford sold it to a British-led consortium for about $907 million March 12.

Volvo has 2,500 dealerships in 100 markets worldwide. Sixty percent of sales come from Europe, 30 percent from North America and the remaining 10 percent from other countries.

The 80-year-old automaker plans to introduce two major models, the third-generation V70 station wagon and the XC70 crossover, this summer and fall.

Sursa: http://imedinews.ge/en/news_read/42505/

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Ford Considers Selling Volvo Cars Business, Says Source

LONDON—Ford Motor Co. is considering selling its Volvo Cars business as it assesses the future of its European operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

The review of Volvo was still at a very early stage and may not result in a sale, the source told Reuters, adding that Ford had so far not hired financial advisers for the operation.

"Ford is not in discussions with any company to sell Volvo, however we are continuing to assess options for all our operations," a London-based spokesman for Ford said, while declining to comment further.

Last week, speculation about a Volvo takeover was fuelled by an interview with BMW Chief Financial Officer Stefan Krause in a German newspaper, who had not ruled out takeovers of other carmakers or brands, although he was also quoted as saying any talk of a bid for Volvo Cars was "pure speculation".

The speculation, however, lifted shares in Swedish truck maker Volvo around 5 percent on Thursday and analysts said there was market confusion as investors mixed up the Swedish truck maker with the Ford-owned auto maker.

Sursa: http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-7-15/57665.html