China Car Fans » oversea acquisitions http://www.chinacarfans.com WE OBSISSEVELY COVER THE CHINESE AUTO INDUSTRY Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:03:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Government push automakers to buy overseas rivals? http://www.chinacarfans.com/2009/03/04/government-push-automakers-to-buy-overseas-rivals/ http://www.chinacarfans.com/2009/03/04/government-push-automakers-to-buy-overseas-rivals/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:21:15 +0000 Chief Editor http://www.chinacarfans.com/?p=413 212 h=x volvo 3 Government push automakers to buy overseas rivals?

Chinese automakers has been warned by government many times to acquire assets from struggling overseas rivals, Shanghai Securities News reported on Monday.

“Chinese automakers are not strong enough to participate in cooperation with big global players, ” said Chen Bin, head of the industry co-ordination department of the National Development and Reform Commission of China.
The report added that Chinese automakers Geely, Changan, and Chery have been approached by many overseas rivals in recent months.

Chery said last month it would not rule out the possibility of buying a troubled European auto brand, while Changan and Dongfeng are expected to place indicative bids for Volvo Cars in April, according to Reuters.

source: Shanghai Securities News

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