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Originally Posted by TIGGER
I'll give you Volvo because I'm not familiar with that brand personally but I will say that I thought VW owned them along with Porche...
Btw I appreciate your enthusiasm and patriotism! I daresay that if GM bought BMW you would say that their quality was vastly improved due to their association with GM!
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I only know OPEL and Saab stories from mechanic buddies. I am not as familiar as you are with them. Sounds like I may be way off base.
I'm not a big US auto manufacturer fan. Until recently, they have been largely uncompetitive with lack luster designs and abysmal quality. The UAW and poor management have made them what they are.
VW owns VW, Audi, Bently, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Skoda.
Porshe has a large stake in VW.
Volvo is definitely Ford. They were sucky before Ford. They are slightly less sucky now.
I'd say that GM purchasing BMW would have same effect as Chrysler buying MB.
Ford and GM are not evil companies nor are they magical in their ability to make acquired companies better. Likewise, I doubt that HD's affiliation with MV will automatically be good or automatically be bad.
One thing that HD has is money. Yes, they layed some employees off, but largely, they were positions that needed to be trimmed regardless.