Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by art3m on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:39AM
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Tesla built factory in Germany and hired thousands of workers while Volvo build new EX40 car completely in China. Just saying.
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Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by TraspSE on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:46AM
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Geely Holding Group owns 51% of Volvo Cars, your argument is invalid.
(The trucks are manufactured by Volvo AB.)
Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by VoxPelli on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:23PM
(#38196399)
When I looked at Avanza today it said 82%?
Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by TraspSE on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:33PM
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I stand corrected. I knew it was Geely so I assumed that the number, 51%, that I lazily copied it from Google without double checking would be correct. Must've been an old article that was quoted. Shame on me :-( Now I'll have to go and stand in that awful corner of the classroom again...
Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by Alifatisk on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:52AM
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Volvo is chinese
Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by VoxPelli on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:21PM
(#38194609)
Volvo Cars AB is a publicly traded Swedish company traded on the Stockholm stock exchange.
They have to comply with all relevant Swedish laws for a public Swedish company and all requirements imposed by the Stockholm stock exchange.
Geely Holding owns 82% of Volvo Cars AB according to recent data. Swedish pension companies AMF and Folksam are second and third largest owner with 3.8% and 2.0% of the votes.
So while Geely of course has a massive influence on the company, they can not do whatever they want, they have to abide by the rules and respect the other owners as well, and the other owners are also present on eg the board
Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by jeltz on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:02PM
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How is a Chinese company building some cars in China relevant to unions in Sweden? Geely also still builds plenty of cars in Sweden.
Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by TerrifiedMouse on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:04PM
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Tesla has factories in China too.
Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by hef19898 on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:14PM
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You mean the factory currently being investigated by authorities for an abysmal safety record and incredibly high number of work accidents?
Re:Swedish unions strike: Blocks mail and package deliveries...
by VoxPelli on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:16PM
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Volvo has factories in Sweden, Belgium, USA, China and maybe some additional one I have forgotten about. Their main one is in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The new EX30 will also be built in Belgium it was recently announced.
And Volvo is looking at building new factories in USA.