Not Good News!The news this week is all about the fact that Volvo's owners, Ford are in a deal to sell Volvo to a Chinese group. Volvo, one of Sweden's proudest exports was bought by Ford for about six billion dollars a few years ago, and now Ford is selling the company at a monumental loss to the Chinese.
I own a Volvo, and I regard the mark as one of the very best cars on the planet. I also own a Hammel scooter that I regard as one of the worst made products to have come out of China. It just falls apart as you ride it as it is supposed to be ridden. Consequently it sits in my garage gathering dust, unsafe at any speed, in my opinion. I am afraid to sell it as I would be simply passing along the problem to someone else.
So, what I would really like as a Christmas present is that the company reverts to its original owners and remains that way. Sweden does some things really well. Making cars is one of them. Their motto is "Volvo for Life" If only it could be that way. I won't even consider purchasing another Volvo if the company is owned by the Chinese, and that is notwithstanding the fact that I do buy many things made in China.
Copyright (c) 2009 Eugene Carmichael
