When you think about it, this really makes the most sense. Of all the PAG brands, Volvo is the one that's most closely tied to current and future Ford products. For example, Volvo was key in helping Ford engineers make the new Taurus safer, developing crush zones that transfer energy around the passenger compartment in a crash, protecting occupants...
As a result, the Taurus has earned a "Top Safety Pick" from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Besides, unlike Jaguar and Land Rover, Volvo is doing well. So why sell it?
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ateixeira says:
07:32 AM, 06/27/07
So many cars share platforms it's not even funny. This would affect pretty much every single Volvo model.
rsholland says:
08:10 AM, 06/27/07
...and a lot of Ford products too.
anythngbutgm says:
09:08 AM, 06/27/07
Yeah I pretty much call the original claims of a Volvo sale as bogus. It would be one of the stupidest moves Ford has ever made.
fulcrumb says:
06:48 PM, 06/28/07
I wonder if it might have germinated inside Dearborn as a trial baloon?