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A Volvo?

My Volvo wasn't like that... It was a very good car, but the Volvo S60 Polestar is pure sex.

We had a 2005 Volvo. Piece of crap. Best thing that ever happened to it was when my wife totalled it.

Volvo is Chinese now, right? I'm sure their cars are crappier than ever.

reply to Bob
Volvo is currently owned by an Indian company. They are not made in China or India.

I stand corrected. I was thinking Jaguar. ( »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Cars )

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in August 2010, Ford completed its sale of Volvo to the parent of Chinese motor manufacturer Geely Automobile for $1.8 billion.

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Geely (officially Zhejiang Geely Holding Group) is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Its principal products are automobiles, motorcycles, engines, and transmissions. It sells passengers cars under five brand names: Emgrand, Englon, Geely, Gleagle, and Volvo. Geely acquired Volvo Cars from Ford for US$1.8 billion in 2010. Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of Geely, is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Geely means "auspicious" or "lucky" in Mandarin Chinese.

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reply to Mospaw

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Geely wants to make Volvo-branded cars in China something Volvo (but not the Chinese state) has agreed to

As of 2011, two Volvo making plants were planned - one each in the cities of Daqing and Chengdu

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reply to Rifleman
A car that can do that track 7 seconds faster than that Audi and Merc? is phenomenal.

reply to Rifleman
I must say while I know they do make some fast cars, First thing to my mind when I hear Volvo is ugly boxy station wagons that are usually very safe in a crash.
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reply to Rifleman
Last night my wife said to me, "You think we should get a Volvo." I said "I heard they are Chinese now." (thank you dslr) She was like what!? Forget it.