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Volvo Plant in Georgia?[ALL/1988] posted by Lee Lowrey on
Thursday, 19 February 1998, at 8:00 p.m.
I work for a company that specializes in industrial plant construction and expansion work (key clients include Robert Bosch, Michelin, and BMW). My company is owned by a larger construction company based in Atlanta. That company, in turn, is owned by a huge Swedish engineering and construction consortium. Within the past two months, persistent in-house rumors have been circulating about the new Volvo plant planned for Georgia...
I'll keep you Bricksters up-to-date with info as I get it, of course, but is this an exciting rumor, or what?
Re: Volvo Plant in Georgia?[ALL/1988] posted by Mr. Tool on
Friday, 20 February 1998, at 7:13 a.m.
What kind of plant will it be? Auto parts? Car assembly? Other Volvo Groups like HD Trucks or boat engines ??? Just curious, I use to work for Volvo North America Corp from 1983 - 88 .... mr. tool..
Re: Volvo Plant in Georgia?[ALL/1988] posted by Lee on
Saturday, 21 February 1998, at 5:16 p.m.
Everyone's saying it will be an auto assembly plant. From all of the Volvo rumors circulating in Europe (via the auto rags -- Motor Trend, Car & Driver, road & Track, etc. -- my gut feeling is it will assemble the 40-series, which is far and away the most popular Volvo in that part of the world...
Re: Volvo Plant in Georgia?[ALL/1988] posted by Topi on
Saturday, 21 February 1998, at 11:21 p.m.
Who's gonna be left to buy 'n drive US Iron soon? Georgians drive them Volvos, Alabamans them Mercedes, South Carolinans them Bimmers, Ohioans them Subarus, Californians them GEO Toyotas, Michiganians them Mitsus and Illinoians them Italian Caddy Allantes. (I know, I know - I got only "Californians" right ) Oh, jees, American Icons, Camaros and Firebirds, are built by them Canadians. It ain't easy to Patriotic soon!
Re: Volvo Plant in Georgia?[ALL/1988] posted by fletch on
Sunday, 22 February 1998, at 7:14 p.m.
If you sell your Plymouth Voyager that was made in Canada and buy a Honda Accord made in Ohio...Does that make you more or less patriotic?