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0 pointsjacquesm3y ago0 comments

> Volvo is not owned by a Chinese parent company, but their operations are still based in the same places as before.

You are welcome to use your own definition of the word 'owned' but I'll just stick to the dictionary one.

> Using the definition implied by your comment, they were previously and “American” car manufacturer as they were sold to geeley by ford.

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Gracana3y ago

I highly suspect, based on facts about Volvo and the structure of that sentence, that they didn't mean to write "not owned", but rather "now owned."

wbsss44123y ago

Yes, that is indeed correct. Thank you for clarifying for me.

jacquesmOP3y ago

Ah, that could be, thank you for pointing that out. That would make a lot more sense. But then I still don't understand the comment. Volvo is now Chinese, whether you like it or not is another matter.

wbsss44123y ago

I never meant to say that Volvo isn’t Chinese. It’s just odd that people really feel the need to bring it up, despite the fact that operationally little is different.

It’s Chinese in the same way that Jeep/ram/dodge/Chrysler are Dutch now. No one ever seems to bring that up when they are mentioned, though.

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tome3y ago

Would you say that Arm is a Japanese company?

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wbsss44123y ago

Apologies, that was a typo.

The risks of posting on a phone…

jacquesmOP3y ago

Someone else caught it and pointed that out. I totally missed it.

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0 pointsjacquesm3y ago0 comments

> Volvo is not owned by a Chinese parent company, but their operations are still based in the same places as before.

You are welcome to use your own definition of the word 'owned' but I'll just stick to the dictionary one.

> Using the definition implied by your comment, they were previously and “American” car manufacturer as they were sold to geeley by ford.

https://www.industryweek.com/finance/software-systems/articl...

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Gracana3y ago

I highly suspect, based on facts about Volvo and the structure of that sentence, that they didn't mean to write "not owned", but rather "now owned."

wbsss44123y ago

Yes, that is indeed correct. Thank you for clarifying for me.

jacquesmOP3y ago

wbsss44123y ago

I never meant to say that Volvo isn’t Chinese. It’s just odd that people really feel the need to bring it up, despite the fact that operationally little is different.

It’s Chinese in the same way that Jeep/ram/dodge/Chrysler are Dutch now. No one ever seems to bring that up when they are mentioned, though.

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tome3y ago

Would you say that Arm is a Japanese company?

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wbsss44123y ago

Apologies, that was a typo.

The risks of posting on a phone…

jacquesmOP3y ago

Someone else caught it and pointed that out. I totally missed it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse