Will the Chinese be able to close a deal with Volvo? The view from the peanut gallery of politicians, analysts and auto industry bloggers is that Geely Holding Group’s $2 billion bid for Volvo has to navigate many potholes ...full story at China Journal
from China Journal on Fri, Oct 30 2009
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