Would You Consider A Volvo Made In China?

With their current offerings I would not consider a Volvo made from anywhere!!

If I wanted a Volvo I probably would worry more about the quality than where it's made from. iPhone's, Blackberry's and all that are made in China but we don't see anyone complaining. It's all about quality control implemented by the company's. Quite simple.

No. I would not consider any Volvo, regardless of where its made.

Give a look at the Volvo website. Honestly they're making some nice looking cars, particularly the XC60 and new S60. And although well into its lifecylce, I think the XC90 as aged pretty well.
All that aside, all reports are saying Chinese built Volvo's are for China only. With any luck, China will be a growing market for Volvo and cars built there will stay there.

You're kidding me...

Completely misleading and inaccurate headline. Geely has been clear from the start that all cars made for the NA and European markets will continue to be made in Europe. I find it very funny that so many people underestimate Chinese companies. 40 years ago people made the same disparaging comments about the Japanese, sorry how did that turn out? Remember the first Hyundai Pony? How are the Koreans doing now? The Chinese have tons of money and will pour it into Volvo to take a run at the Germans. True, for many years Volvo made boring family cars, but they are changing. Quality has always been good and has been getting better. They are finally designing cars that don't look like boxes. The XC60 has won numerous awards, JD Power has Volvo climbing up in quality, the C70 has been a hit and the new S60 is getting a lot of attention too. Don't forget Audi made dull and fairly unreliable cars until the 90's. VW turned the brand into a serious contender. The person who oversaw that change is now the new Executive Director of Volvo, Stefan Jacoby. Dis the Chinese all you want but don't underestimate them.

009 obviously knows nothing about China. Most of the auto components are made in China now. Many brand name parts are assembled or made in China. Honda, Toyota, VW,......... also have their manufacturing plants in China for a long time. I understand the intention behind this topic, but sometimes you have to face the reality. It would not be a surprise that Volvo moves the plant to China sometime in the future. Unless you are not willing to learn the truth and open your mind, this kind of biased commment will be just a joke.

As long as they score well in crash test and follow ISO standard. It should be more reliable than those made in south of US.

You just reported yesterday that all China-made Volvos only would be for the Chinese market. Why this article?
Pathetic baiting. Have you ever been to China?

From ongoing repair of 3 after warranty up, one thing I'd hoped for: BMW made in Japan.

BMW already makes the 3 and 5 series in China. Only for the chinese market. They even have a long wheelbase 5 series.

Everything else is. But no, I would not consider a volvo.

What isn't made in China these days?

On the contrary, Japanese goods were not always known for their quality. In fact, those who know will tell you that those early imported Japanese cars were garbage plain and simple. A VW Beetle was light-years ahead of them in every respect. What eventually made Japanese products what they are today is Japanese pride and commitment to doing their best. With enough of that, any and everything is possible.

Considering the fact that China needs to pushing for a trade war
1) Not appreciating its currency after specifically agreeing to
2) Subsidizing its industries for export.
3) Not opening its market up to American exporters ( forget about Software/Intellectual IP and capital markets)

There will be no Chinese car sold in the US without a change in the above . Whether they call it Volvo, Geely or Kung Pao chicken

Never!

I didn't want one when they were made in Sweden. Why in the world would I want one made in China?

The deal is, in today's market, our European production is around 380,000 cars with capacity for about 200,000 more. Li Shufu, Zhejiang Geely Holding Company believes there is sales capacity for 300,000 units. He has clearly said they are making cars for that market and the rest-of-world will continue to be sourced from existing factories. Li Shufu has also said he bought Volvo for being Volvo and has no intention of lowering the brand attributes, in fact he believes we can move forward with higher end products. He is a marketer, here to make profits not by taking a company apart but by making it stronger. Want to see how to ruin a company: GM to SAAB and Saturn. Two good brands dead.

Our brand stands for safety offered in a Scandinavian package that is unique. Good design is almost love it or hate it. All else is boring.

Dan
Volvo

Nice to see a manufacturer's spokesperson (Official or Not) grace this website.

To answer the original question/title of this post... Would we consider buying a Chinese Volvo? Why not... you are asking the people who buy American BMWs, Canadian FORDs, Mexican VWs.

Our perception of what a country can produce is irrelevant... it is in fact what the Manufacturer chooses to build!! Rolls-Royce and Bentley have independently experienced something truly foreign to them, and by that I am not referring to their German parents, rather their foreign experience has been reliability, since German ownership.

Speaking of reliability under German ownership, the current US generation of VW Jetta is leaps and bounds a more reliable car than the generation it replaced. What changed?? Same VW company, same Mexican assembly plant... What changed was their commitment to quality first so they can sell volume later. To 'tango's' point, this was the formula Toyota used ages ago...

Would I or anybody else for that matter buy a Chinese Volvo? Sure... What I wonder is, what the commitment level will be to build a quality product. This will eventually determine the volume that they will sell.

Question is.. who'd even consuider a volvo !

EXACTLY what I wanted to post when I first saw the headline!