robertlane Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 It was today 17 years ago today that Ford purchased Volvo for $6.45 billion USD - who misses it as being part of Ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Who even remembers it was once a part of Ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 ... well at least they got the Explorer out of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 ... well at least they got the Explorer out of that. Five Hundred, Monetgo, Taurus, Sable, Flex, MKT too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 And the PIs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 and Freestyle and Taurus-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Ford, thanks to the Explorer, may not have lost their shirt on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Volvo was also lead design on EUCD which gave us Mondeo S-Max, Galaxy which in turn became CD4 and then generationed the Europeans over as well as Fusion, Edgem MKZ, MKX, Chinese Taurus and now Continental. Volvo was also responsible for introducing Ford to CAN BUS - central networking of onboard control modules. Many people in Ford were sad to see Volvo go because it by far was better integrated with Ford and willing to share its knowledge. Had Nasser only bought Volvo and avoided J/LR, the money saved could have been used to properly fund Volvo and let it flourish as the premium brand it desreved to be. Edited January 29, 2016 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey61 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I have a soft spot for Volvo, sad to see it go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Many people in Ford were sad to see Volvo go because it by far was better integrated with Ford and willing to share its knowledge. Had Nasser only bought Volvo and avoided J/LR, the money saved could have been used to properly fund Volvo and let it flourish as the premium brand it desreved to be. The Ford engineers I knew were all surprised at the sale of Volvo because of how well Volvo engineering had been integrated into Ford engineering. BTW, Nasser only gets credit for the LR part of JLR; the Jaguar acquisition happened under Donald Petersen's watch (along with the Aston acquisition and the original Taurus). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 properly fund Volvo and let it flourish as the premium brand it desreved to be. On the other hand, they apparently had engineers that thought they should have their own gas tanks, so I'm not sure that would've happened without wholesale turnover in personnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 My 07 C70 has tons of parts on it with the FoMoCo label on it. Everything from the starter to the rollover protection devices. So definitely a lot of Volvo and Ford integration. I saw a episope of how its made and they showed the Aston Martin being built and the roll over protection had Ford motor company label on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipnzap Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Wish Ford held on to them too. I've been rooting for them for the past few years. Volvo's had an amazing 2015, especially thanks to the new, and much needed, XC90, plus XC60 and S60 sales. http://www.businessinsider.com/volvo-posts-record-sales-in-2015-2016-1 http://www.autonews.com/article/20160108/COPY01/301089952/volvo-sees-2016-growth-after-second-straight-sales-record Also... The S90 looks like absolute winner. http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/11/volvo-s90-naias-detroit-official/ http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/29/2017-volvo-s90-interior-video/ Can't wait to see what they do with the new S60. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Wish Ford held on to them too. I've been rooting for them for the past few years. Volvo's had an amazing 2015, especially thanks to the new, and much needed, XC90, plus XC60 and S60 sales. http://www.businessinsider.com/volvo-posts-record-sales-in-2015-2016-1 http://www.autonews.com/article/20160108/COPY01/301089952/volvo-sees-2016-growth-after-second-straight-sales-record Also... The S90 looks like absolute winner. http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/11/volvo-s90-naias-detroit-official/ Yup, Volvo is on a roll. Literally. Much credit is due to Mr. Mulally and other Ford executives in the mid 2000s for acknowledging that managing premium brands like Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover wasn't a strength for Ford Motor Company. Both Volvo and JLR have thrived since their separation from Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Both Volvo and JLR have thrived since their separation from Ford. This is a market where even a poorly managed Chrysler is able to turn a profit, so let's not get too carried away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) Those companies have only thrived because we are in an up market and their new owners agreed to fully fund new product cycles. The choice was clear to Ford, keeping J/LR and Volvo would require funding around $20 billion in product cycles or sell them and avoid that debt burden while rebuilding Ford brand, a priority above all else. Edited January 30, 2016 by jpd80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Ford, thanks to the Explorer, may not have lost their shirt on that one. That was my point. All the other cars off that platform were lackluster or failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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