Actualizado, ya hay conversaciones: adquisición de Volvo por BMW

Bueno, pues si; según la revis inglesa Autocar y otras fuentes, BMW ha pedido información detallada del estado financiero de la marca, y antes lo hicieron con Alfa Romeo.

Según parece BMW anda intentando ganar "volumen" y eso pasa por producir más tracciones delanteras ( y buscarían una marca con cierta diferenciación y prestigio... se ve que no recuerdan la aventura de Rover o la de Damned-Chrysler ), dado que los 260.000 Minis que se producen y venden anualmente no son suficientes en términos de beneficio (o este podría optimizarse con una línea completa de modelos medio-baja respecto de la gama actual ) . Además un buejn número de modelo svolvo (del C30 al V50) podrían compartir la plataforma larga o alargada del Mini. Los Volvo grandes compartirían plataforma de propulsión con los BMW.

Sea como sea, han salido de compras tras el 6º año consecutivo de record de ventas y beneficios ...y ojalá que si ha de ser que sea Alfa y que el 8c competizione prefigure el futuro Z-5 o 9 o lo que sea :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: y el futuro Alfa "grande" volviera a la propulsión (que parece que lo hará al derivar del Masera Quattoporte)

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Report: BMW seriously considering Volvo takeover

05/10/07, 07:53am, EDT​

Earlier this year, BMW seriously mulled launching a takeover bid for Volvo, according to a new report. The German automaker went as far as requesting a complete breakdown of Volvo’s financial situation, according to the U.K.'s Autocar magazine.

It's not known if BMW scrapped plans for the bid, or if it is still considering making an offer to Ford for the company. Given Volvo integral role at Ford in terms of safety and platforms, it's likely Ford would expect a hefty sum for the Swedish firm.
BMW is said to be seeking a brand to pair with Mini in order to increase profitability. BMW could theoretically share front-wheel-drive platforms between small to midsize Volvo and Mini vehicles. Sources to the magazine said BMW considered acquiring Alfa Romeo –another front-wheel-drive specialist — before looking at Volvo.
The proposal is based around the idea that Mini sales of 250,000 to 270,000 cars per year is not enough for long-term profitability. A combined 500,000 Volvos and Minis built on similar underpinnings, however, would ensure profitability.
The Volvo S40, V50, C70, and C30 could all share a platform with a large five-door Mini and Mini SUV, the report said. Volvo's larger luxury vehicles could be switched to rear-wheel-drive BMW platforms.

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Yo al menos dejaría de tener el corazón partío y podría centrarme en alabar a los citrakas

 

Erráis, apañeros. ;-)

Hubo nuevo record en 2006 e incluso los datos de abril de 2007 en USA (mercado en que todas las marcas bajan) muestran incremento.

2007 Detroit Auto Show; BMW Group Sets New Sales Record in 2006

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Detroit/Munich. 01/07/2007; The BMW Group increased its sales in 2006 by 3.5%. Throughout the world, 1,373,926 automobiles were delivered to customers (previous year: 1,327,992). Sales of the BMW brand, at 1,185,049 vehicles, outstripped the previous year's figure (1,126,768) by 5.2%. Sales of the MINI brand fell by 6.2% to 188,072 deliveries (previous year: 200,428). As already stated, this is due to the building measures in the MINI plant in Oxford aimed at expanding production capacity and the changeover of production to the second generation of MINI. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars handed over 805 Phantoms to customers (previous year: 796/+1.1%). This means that, since the market launch of the Rolls-Royce brand under the umbrella of the BMW Group in 2003, sales have risen for the fourth time in a row.
Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, said today, at the BMW Group's press conference at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), "These outstanding sales results mean that each of our three brands – BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce – is the market leader in its own segment." Dr. Reithofer was also positive about the prospects for BMW Group sales in the future. "We want to continue the BMW Group's success story in 2007. That is to say, we intend to achieve new sales records for every brand."
The top selling BMW Group model series by far is still the BMW 3 Series, in its four variants – sedan, touring, coupe and convertible. In the year under review, sales of the BMW 3 Series rose by 17.1% to 508,498 units (previous year: 434,342).
This means that this best-seller accounts for 43% of sales of the BMW brand. Second place, in terms of volume, is taken by the BMW 5 Series, with an increase in sales to 232,162 automobiles (previous year:228,389/+1.7%).
The 1 Series comes in third place, with 151,914 deliveries to customers (previous year: 149,493/+1.6%), followed by the BMW X3 with 113,997 deliveries (previous year: 110,719/+3.0%). Because of the end of the model cycle of the first generation, sales of the BMW X5 in 2006 fell by 25.8% to 75,356 units (previous year: 101,537). In the years before this, the BMW X5 and the X3 had each come right at the top of their segment.
The BMW 7 Series once again confirmed its strong position in the upper automobile category, with 50,199 cars delivered (previous year: 50,062/+0.3%). With sales of 30,974 vehicles (previous year: 28,874), the Z4 is 7.3% over the level of the previous year. 21,942 of the BMW 6 Series were delivered to customers (previous year: 23,340/-6.0%).
In a monthly comparison, sales of the BMW brand in December 2006 shot up by 7.8% compared with the same month last year to reach 114,995 cars delivered (previous year: 106,675).
New MINI causes sales to leap in December For the reasons described above, the lack of availability of the MINI caused a fall in sales seen over the year. The second generation of the MINI has been available in European markets since November 18, 2006. With the ramping up of production, it will now be much easier to meet the continuing high level of demand for the new MINI too. This has already led to a 39.6% increase in sales to 13,991 units (previous year: 10,020).
2006 was also a great year for BMW motorcycles, with sales reaching 100,064 vehicles. 2.7% more BMW motorcycles were delivered to customers than in the previous year (97,474). In December, 7,419 BMW motorcycles were delivered to customers (previous year: 5,425/+36.8%).
BMW Group Sales Year-to-Date December 2006 at a glance
December 2006 Compared with previous year BMW Group Automobiles 129,149 + 10.5% BMW 114,995 + 7.8%MINI 13,991 + 39.6%Rolls-Royce 163 - 7.4% BMW Motorcycles 7,419 + 36.8% Year-to-Date 2006 Compared with previous yearBMW Group Automobiles 1,373,926 + 3.5%BMW 1,185,049 + 5.2%MINI 188,072 - 6.2%Rolls-Royce 805 + 1.1% BMW Motorcycles 100,064 + 2.7%

 

Perdón, lo decía al hilo de Volvo: parece que Ford , su actual propietario, podría ser favorable a su venta especialmente si el nuevo Jaguar ¿XF?no saca a la marca inglesa a toda leche de los números rojos.

Lo que no se es si a la vista de lo que ha pasado con Chrysler, y el anuncio de producir el futuro X3 en USA para evitar la fortaleza del Euro... pues cambia el panorama.

 

Interesante noticia. Por desgracia, los criterios que van a usar para decidir qué empresa compran, no se parecen en mucho a los que comentáis por aquí Evidentemente no se van a basar en si los coches son "bonitos" o "feos" . Se analizarán cosas como el posicionamiento de los productos, si se hacen "canibalismo" entre ellos, mercados donde tengan presencia (alguien apunta acertadamente a USA...).

A mí, por motivos sentimentales (y profesionales) también me gustaría que se pillaran Alfa, pero vaya usted a saber qué pasará. No creo que Fiat se muera de ganas de vender ahora, que ya han pasado el bache tan chungo que tuvieron, en ese aspecto Ford está peor, necesitan pasta y si les ponen suficiente encima de la mesa, veo más factible lo de Volvo...

En fin, estaremos atentos a nuestras pantallas ;-)

 

Desde luego la dura pelea por el volumen, por producir y vender más turismos que MB, acaba de terminar con lo de Chrysler...por ese lado no hay urgencias.

Ya os facilité los datos de 2005 y 2006 (años record) y ahora...datos de USA abril 2007, compañeros...

 

Helos aqui, solo BMW y Audi suben:

Toyota USA: Down 4.3 Percent
Marketwatch.com reported Toyota posted a sales decline of nearly 10,000 units compared to this time last year, which Toyota blames on two fewer selling days in April. They said that had they had those extra days, they would have increased sales by 3.7 percent.

Honda USA: Down 9.1 percent
Honda posted weaker sales for both its car and truck divisions in the April selling period marketwatch.com reported. Car sales were down 14.1 percent and truck sales were down 2.6 percent. Acura sales fell about 15 percent according to Honda's press release.

Nissan: Down 18 percent
Nissan reported perhaps the worst numbers of any automaker in April with total sales down 18 percent, marketwatch.com reported. The Nissan brand posted a 21 percent sales decline, while Infinity posted a 3.4 percent sales increase compared to April of last year.

BMW: Up 0.5 percent (+)
BMW posted month to month and year to date sales that surpassed both measures at this time in 2006. The sales increases were based on BMW car sales increasing 10.1 percent while SUV sales decreased by 26.4 percent according to the BMW press release.

• Mini Cooper: Up 2.1 percent (+)
  The Mini division of BMW reported results which bested last April's sales numbers however the brand is still down more than 10 percent when comparing the number of cars sold so far to date between 2007 and 2006

Mercedes: Down 1.8 percent
Mercedes posted slightly lower sales for April when compared to April of last year, but also posted its best year to date sales numbers ever for April. The sales increase seems to be primarily based on the strength the new GL SUV's sales which were up more than 200 percent.
Audi: Up 9.4 percent (+)
Audi's sales increased this April by almost a thousand cars when compared to last April and the company's press release stated the brand was on track for a record year. Audi saw significant sales gains from both its A4/S4 and its TT line of sports cars.

Volkswagen: Down 7 percent
Volkswagen Eos had strong sales this April but it couldn't make up for the large decreases in sales of the rest of the VW range. The Touareg, Passat, and Jetta all posted significantly lower sales this April when compared to last April.í
Hyundai: Down 4.6 percent
Hyundai announced sales in the US declined in April, but sighted positives such as increasing sales of the new Sante Fe SUV, marketwatch.com reported.

 

Bueno, más bonito va en gustos (no en vano hay gente a la que le encantaba el Volvo 240 Polar )

Aunque puedan cumplir igual como coupé único, aqui en mi curro hay un GT JTD 150 FE y...joer , hay diferencias con un 320d (desde progresividad en la respuesta, a vibraciones, a comportamiento, a habitabilidad (mucha) ....)

Vaya, que bonito es un rato. (mucho lo dirán del C70) Pero se supone que los apasionados valoramos ese factor solo relativamente.

 

Noticias frescas: Ford estaría interesado en vender Volvo. Aunque no facilita cifras`por separado de sus marcas englobadas en Premier Automotive (Volvo, Jaguar...)según el Goteborgs Posten el grupo Premier habría perdido 327 millones de euros en 2006 :???:

Reuters, citando al Financial Times, informa que ya hay unas primeras conversaciones en marcha, dado que BMW se encuentra decidido estratégicamente a consolidarse como la primera marca premium por producción del mundo (en términos de beneficio por coche producido Porsche supera de largo a todos, con BMW en segundo lugar pero muuuuuy lejos, MB en tercero ya a años luz... y el resto ya es llamarles premium por llamarles algo )

Por un lado me da pena, pero por otro la vuelta de Volvo a la propulsión en sus modelos de cierto porte me "pone " y me gustan los interiores y la ergonomía de la marca. (pero donde se ponga Alfaaaaaaaaaaaaa )