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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Volvo Far Away »
YouTube video China: June 20007, Class 39 our last English class together. Volvo sings this song "Far Away" from the very popular Chinese artist Jay Chou (or Zhou).
The Chinese title is Qian Li Zhi Wai; "1000 Kilometers Far Away". |
| 11 Nov 09 |
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Will China’s Government Be Another Hurdle For Geely’s Volvo Bid? » China Journal One of Geely’s biggest fears, says a person close to the company, is a last-minute request by the central government to let some state-owned auto maker in on the deal, perhaps as a member of Geely’s bidding consortium for Volvo. |
| 03 Nov 09 |
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Is Geely Capable of Managing Volvo? » China Journal The world isn’t kind to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd. when it comes to assessing the Hangzhou-based auto upstart’s ability to acquire and manage Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo unit. |
| 01 Nov 09 |
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From junky motorbikes to Volvo » Danwei China auto industry veteran Jack Perkowski looks at the rise of privately-owned Geely from a producer of low-end motorbikes to its position today, where it's set to acquire Volvo. If Geely can bootstrap its way to the top of the auto industry, one of... |
| 29 Oct 09 |
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Ford: Geely is preferred bidder for Volvo » People's Daily A group led by China's Geely Auto is the preferred bidder for Ford's Volvo Cars unit, Ford said Wednesday. The Associated Press quoted Ford sources as saying the selection signals that it is conducting "more detailed and focused negotiations" with... |
| 06 Feb 09 |
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Geely says no plans to buy Ford's Volvo car unit » People's Daily China's largest privately owned carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd has denied reports that it is acquiring the Volvo car unit from Ford Motor Co, Reuters said yesterday. It quoted a spokesperson from Geely as saying: "We don't have plans to buy... |
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