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Originally Posted by 2ndclasscitizen

And Volvo won't be closed, it's actually making some money and selling stuff people want.

Problem is they aren't...

Volvo is losing money, quite a lot of it actually (or at least it was last year).

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

Well Saab and Volvo are poor propositions as long as the dfollar is so weak.

I'm sorry but that's just a poor excuse. They can focus on the European market, or try other markets, like China for instance.

I believe that if someone had a clear plan of what to do with Saab and Volvo they could be profitable. Volvo even has it's own petrol and diesel engines. It's just that they are just a tiny little drop in the GM and Ford ocean and therefore an issue they don't care much about or they don't know how to deal with.

As for the US brands they have no future outside their industrial groups since they don't carry any added value. Their cars are just rebadged versions of other cars within the group. The best they could is kill them, just like they did with Oldsmobile or Plymouth.