Comments on: Will you buy a Chinese Volvo?

By: jb

jb — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:20:13 +0000

My last three vehicles have been Volvo’s and I currently drive a 2010 Volvo, but I will be switching when I turn my XC60 in. There is no way in this planet I am going to spend upwards of 45,000 to buy a car made in a country where they export lead laden toys, toxic dog food, pollution, and every other sort of cheap immitation product we can think of… VOLVO, its been nice while it lasted.

By: Figo Man

Figo Man — Thu, 13 May 2010 07:36:35 +0000

Nooo wayyy!!

By: Samson

Samson — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:11:03 +0000

Geely has already made it public they will not change Volvo’s business plan. If Geely is smart they will allow Volvo to remain Volvo and be a financial voice more than anything.
Ultimately people will do what they want, but I find it baseless to throw Volvo out the window as a consideration because of its parent company.

By: Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:07:38 +0000

A lot of Range Rover owners wondered what would happen when an Indian manufacturer of some pretty basic cars became the parent company. But now they are happy to see TATA is doing a great job.

By: Wilfred

Wilfred — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:02:29 +0000

Nobody enjoy seeing it being sold to a Chinese company. What’s this going to do to current Volvo resale values?

By: B.Vinod

B.Vinod — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:53:54 +0000

Personally I would prefer to see Volvo in Sweden and owned by Swedish, but if this is what it takes for Volvo to survive, so be it. And I think Volvo’s will continued to be built in Europe and designed there (at least for the European and North American market).

By: Wrangler

Wrangler — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:45:55 +0000

I think that Geely will keep the Swedish roots of Volvo safely in Sweden.
I’m not seeing any Jags currently built in India afterall.

By: Roverman

Roverman — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:44:21 +0000

The reason we don’t have Geelys in developed countries right now is because they CAN’T currently manufacture a vehicle that meets safety standards. I won’t speculate why. More importantly, the Chinese business culture is not at all aligned with US/European/Japanese standards and expectations (e.g., corruption, customer satisfaction, laws, etc.) and none of us knows how that will drive the quality of cars/components, treatment of warranty claims, etc.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:36:44 +0000

well I can tell you one thing, a communist owned Volvo will suck not only for the fools that buy their Chinese made trash, but for current owners who will suddenly find Volvo’s generous attitude towards iffy warranty repairs revoked. I’ve heard too many happy stories about Volvo covering major bills that were just outside of warranty. You can kiss those happy stories goodbye.
And the amount of chinese knockoffs who will steal Volvo’s IP via Geely will be atrocious. That country has ZERO respect for IP rights……again a reflection of their communist mentality.

By: Amstrong

Amstrong — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:26:38 +0000

The Chinese have mastered automotive production to US/Euro/Japanese standards.This is the reality of today…